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Severe weather tax holiday: Save 9% in Grove Hill, Jax


Certain storm-related items tax exempt this weekend

Shoppers in Grove Hill and Jackson can save nine percent in sales tax on certain items they buy this weekend during Alabama’s Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday.

The state, county and municipal sales taxes will be exempt Friday, July 6-Sunday, July 8 on items that can help citizens ready for a hurricane or other natural disaster.

Municipalities and counties across the state had the option of participating or not participating and Clarke County, Grove Hill and Jackson all voted to participate. Thomasville, Fulton and Coffeeville are not participating by exempting their sales taxes but the state and county exemptions still apply in those municipalities.

This is the first year for the sales tax holiday, similar to the back-to-school tax holiday in August. Next year it will move to the last full weekend in February to get ahead of the spring tornado season.

Gov. Robert Bentley said, “The bottom line is this sales tax holiday can help save lives. We want to encourage people to stock up on supplies that will help them safely weather a storm and its aftermath…whether it is a tornado, hurricane or even an ice storm, we must all be prepared for whenever severe weather strikes.” Items included

Items covered during the sales tax exemption event include:

 Battery powered radios

 NOAA weather radios

 Flashlights, lanterns and emergency glow sticks

 First aid kits

 Duct tape

 Plywood, window film or other materials, specifically designed to protect window openings

 Portable generators

 Gas or diesel fuel containers

 Tarpaulins and plastic sheeting

 Non electric food storage coolers

 Non electric can openers

 Any artificial ice, blue ice, ice packs or resuable ice

 Fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors

 Ground anchor systems such as cords or rope or tiedown kits.

The covered items must cost $60 or less, except for generators which will be covered at $1,000 or less.



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