Both those efforts applied only to clothing purchases of $100 or less.

Taxes will not be charged Sept. 1-7 on individual clothing purchases under $100.

That homeowner would have to spend $6,228 to $8,171 a year on clothing purchases of less than $110 to come out even, the report said.

And he won a sales tax break on clothing purchases under $110, a priority the governor had tried to overturn.

The exemption from sales tax on some clothing purchases is to become permanent in the state by the end of this year.

He cited a rise in clothing purchases through catalogues.

When women choose something to wear on the beach, they respond to the same fashion cues that guide their other clothing purchases, she said.

The budget also provides for eliminating sales taxes on most clothing purchases early next year.

Now the Giuliani administration is seeking the elimination of the sales tax on clothing purchases under $500.

Before the reform period, clothing purchases were restricted by rationing.