“People who won’t walk across the street to save $5 on a pair of pants will take a day off from work to take advantage of a sales-tax holiday,” a tax expert said. Source: NYT > Business – Ann Carrns
22 States Considered Eliminating the ‘Tampon Tax’ This Year. Here’s What Happened.
Menstrual products are subject to sales taxes in 35 states, and lawmakers’ efforts to exempt them have floundered. Now supporters of ‘menstrual equity’ are considering legal action. Source: NYT > Business – Karen Zraick
Why Tuesday’s City Primary Could Mean the End of Philadelphia’s Soda Tax
The tax isn’t on the ballot, but the beverage industry has spent more than $600,000 to back City Council and mayoral candidates who want to strike it down. Source: NYT > Business – ANDREW JACOBS
Whole Foods Cut Prices. It Saved Us 5 Cents.
The grocery chain’s “Whole Paycheck” reputation doesn’t appear to be threatened. Source: NYT > Business – ZACH WICHTER and KAREN WEISE