It's an annual debate on Beacon Hill: will there or won't there be a sales tax-free weekend in August? This year, it's not looking good for retailers and shoppers who may have been counting on one, because state lawmakers have been wary of saying yes in a time of continuing revenue shortfalls. Governor Charlie Baker proposed a tax holiday for August 19 and 20, but today lawmakers shipped that proposal to committee, where other bills like it have been sitting for months. President of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts Jon Hurst, who is leading the charge to put a holiday and a permanent sales tax cut on the 2018 ballot, and Chris Dempsey, director of Transportation for Massachusetts, join Jim to debate.
