Gov. Ayotte encourages Massachusetts residents to shop tax-free all year in NH
SEXTON REPORTS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE AT STAKE. GOVERNOR KELLY AYOTTE IS AN AVID RUNNER AND GOT A LITTLE SHOPPING IN AT MILLENNIUM RUNNING IN BEDFORD WEDNESDAY WHILE DELIVERING A MESSAGE TO CONSUMERS FROM SOUTH OF THE STATE LINE. THE MASSACHUSETTS SALES TAX HOLIDAY IS THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND, AND THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO REMIND BAY STATERS THEY CAN ENJOY LOWER PRICES YEAR ROUND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. I KNOW THAT MASSACHUSETTS IS HAVING THIS SO-CALLED TAX HOLIDAY THIS WEEKEND. EVERY SINGLE DAY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, WE DO NOT HAVE A SALES TAX. SO COME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE, YOU CAN BUY WHAT YOU WANT ANY DAY OF THE WEEK, AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY A SALES TAX. THERE’S A SPIRIT OF FUN TO THIS COMPETITION, BUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY AT STAKE HERE IS SIGNIFICANT. ACCORDING TO THE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS, A 2015 STUDY FOUND THAT TAX HOLIDAY GENERATES AN AVERAGE OF $168 MILLION IN SALES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO NEW HAMPSHIRE OR THE INTERNET. THE SAME STUDY DETERMINED THOSE TWO DAYS OF TAX FREE SHOPPING INCREASES MASSACHUSETTS EMPLOYMENT BY AN AVERAGE OF 627 JOBS, AND BOOSTS REAL DISPOSABLE INCOME BY AN AVERAGE OF $37 MILLION. SO THE COMMONWEALTH DIDN’T WANT TO LET THIS PARTICULAR JAB FROM GOVERNOR AYOTTE SLIDE BY WITHOUT A RESPONSE. GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY, PROVIDING A STATEMENT TO NEWS NINE THAT SAID, IN PART, MASSACHUSETTS IS RANKED THE NUMBER ONE STATE FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, INNOVATION AND TO RAISE A FAMILY. I ENCOURAGE SHOPPERS FROM ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS AND THE GLOBE TO VISIT OUR INCREDIBLE BUSINESSES ON THE SALES TAX HOLIDAY AND EVERY DAY, AND FOR BUSINESSES TO LOOK TO MASSACHUSETTS TO BUILD THEIR FUTURE, AYOTTE SAYS. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ADVANTAGE IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO TAXATION, WHICH IS VERY, VERY REAL. AND IN SUCH A CONTRAST TO MASSACHUSETTS. BUT IT’S ABOUT O
Gov. Ayotte encourages Massachusetts residents to shop tax-free all year in NH
Ayotte, an avid runner, completed a little shopping at Millennium Running in Bedford on Wednesday while delivering a message to consumers from south of the state line.
Ayotte, an avid runner, completed a little shopping at Millennium Running in Bedford on Wednesday while delivering a message to consumers from south of the state line.
