Maryland tax-free week , an annual tax holiday that removes the 6% sales tax from clothing and shoes under $100, starts Sunday. And while it’s touted as a way to offer families the opportunity to shop at a reduced cost, it also yields a revenue loss for the state.

The comptroller’s office wrote to The Sun in an email that the Maryland Bureau of Revenue Estimates projects that the state will lose $9.3 million in revenue as a result of the tax-free week.

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