Virginia Hurricane-Prep Sales Tax Break Starts May 25

Virginians who want to stock up on batteries, bottled water and other supplies for the hurricane season will get a tax break this month.

Starting May 25 and continuing for seven days, a sales tax holiday will spare them state and local levies for items deemed eligible. They also include flashlights, tarps, storm-shutter devices and big-ticket items such as generators priced at $1,000 or less.

The Department of Emergency Management says Hurricane Irene in late August caused the second-highest number of power outages in Virginia history, while several deaths occurred in the state from that storm and the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee in September.

Topics Catastrophe Natural Disasters Hurricane Virginia