Good news for clothing and shoe shoppers. This from New York 1:

Shoppers no longer have to pay city sales tax on clothing or shoes – regardless of the price – after new legislation went into effect Saturday.

Shoppers had been paying city and state taxes on items that cost $110 or more.

A tax-relief measure proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and approved by the state in June, dumped the city’s 4-percent portion.

But even though New Yorkers will save on the city tax, the state tax of 4.375 percent stays in effect

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