GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Starting this week, many are expected to get a jump on back to school shopping, as the five day Wisconsin Sales Tax Holiday begins Wednesday.
Governor Scott Walker says it is designed so consumers only pay sticker price for school supplies, clothes, and computer supplies.
“We have limits so people are not buying crazy things and calling it back to school.”
He says unlike the child tax credit, this one is not limited to those who have children.
“It’s parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and next door neighbors that want to help out. Back to school time is a tough time for many.”
Those limits include clothes and school supplies that $75 dollars or less and personal computers that are under $750 dollars. It also includes some computer supplies that are under $250 dollars. Walker says the success of this plan has already been proven.
“In Ohio, they made it three consecutive years and then made it permanent.”
Walker says it is designed so consumers only pay sticker price for school supplies, clothes, and computer supplies.
The five day holiday runs through Sunday.
A full list of tax-exempt items can be found here.
