COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Shoppers across South Carolina are getting
ready to save as the state holds its ninth sales tax holiday.

Starting midnight Thursday, the state's sales tax of six cents
on the dollar and any local sales tax will be removed from
clothing, school supplies, computers and dozens of other items. The
tax break ends midnight Sunday.

The tax-free list includes a number of stranger items like
corsets, fur coats, wet suits, bridal gowns and ski masks. State
Revenue Department officials say that's because they used general
categories of items when they created the tax free list in 2000.

Agency spokeswoman Adrienne Fairwell says the state typically
loses just under $3 million in sales tax during the weekend.

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