Critics Give Low Marks to Back-to School Sales-Tax Break

njspotlightnews.org

Later this summer, consumers across New Jersey will be able to take advantage of a temporary “back-to-school” sales-tax break as they stock up on items like notebooks, pencils and art supplies.

Lawmakers have touted the tax holiday, which will span 10 days beginning in late August, as a meaningful response to rising inflation, which has soared across the United States to rates not seen in decades.