Dillard's seeks sales tax holiday in Arkansas

A lobbyist for Little Rock-based retailer Dillard's and the Arkansas Retail Merchants Association told the Revenue & Tax Committee this morning that retailers are seeking a sales tax holiday to coincide with the beginning of the school year. The estimated price tag on a three-day tax exemption is about $5 million a year. Arkansas-side retailers here locally take a hit when Texas holds its annual sales tax holiday in August. Here's more from the Associated Press, and here's a poll we held here on the subject last month.