Connecticut Tax Free Week August 20 - 26, 2006

Shop till you drop! Connecticut's seventh tax-free week began yesterday and runs through Aug. 26th. During this week the state's 6% sales tax will not apply to clothing and footwear that costs less than $300.

At any other time clothing and footwear costing more than $50 is subject to tax.

During this one week, the state will forgo more than $3 million in sales tax revenues.