Shoppers To Get Holiday From N.C. Sales Tax

North Carolina shoppers will be getting a sales tax break for school-related items next month.

Last year, the state General Assembly last year approved a bill calling for an annual three-day sales tax holiday, with the first one set for August 2 to 4, 2002.

Keep in mind -- not everything will be tax-free.

According to the

North Carolina Department of Revenue

, the following items will be exempt from the state sales tax over the three-day weekend:

The sales tax holiday does not apply to the following purchases:

The state predicts shoppers will save nearly $10 million in taxes over the three-day tax sales tax holiday.