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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

"Energy Star" sales tax holiday starts tonight

Georgians have until midnight Sunday to buy appliances and products "tax free", but only those items with a particular energy conservation label.

Products with the ‘Energy Star’ designation will be free of any state or local sales taxes through the weekend. It applies to appliances and products with a price tag of 15-hundred dollars or less.

Items such as dish and clothes-washers, air conditioners, refrigerators, and fluorescent light bulbs are on the list as exempt from state and local taxes.

Governor Sonny Perdue is encouraging Georgians to take advantage of the tax-free holiday to help save on utility bills, and cut-down on energy consumption.

For a complete list of the "tax free" products, click here to go to the Georgia Department of Revenue's website.

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