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W.Va. Energy Star tax holiday begins final run
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia's Energy Star sales tax holiday is beginning its final run.
Beginning Wednesday, consumers who buy energy-saving home appliances and building materials won't have to pay the state's 6 percent sales tax. The tax break applies to all noncommercial purchases of Energy Star products worth up to $5,000.
The tax holiday continues through Nov. 30. It's the final year for the program, which began in 2008.
The program is funded with money from the settlement of a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office against two credit card companies.
McGraw says he's happy that the settlement is providing tax relief and helping to conserve energy.
