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Sales Tax Holiday Weekend! 11 Years and Running

President's Podcast with Senate President Rob McColley from the Ohio State Fair
By John Fortney
August 5, 2026
On The Record
 

Ohio's sales tax holiday here. It starts Friday and runs through Sunday.

Originally passed as part of the state budget bill in 2015 the General Assembly has kept the program in the budget ever since. Next year the sales tax holiday will run for two full weeks based on responsible budgeting and a reduction of the overall tax burden on Ohioans by Republican leadership in the Senate and House.

This week, Senate President Rob McColley joins The President's Podcast from the Ohio State Fair.
We highlight the opening of two Capital Budget funded projects at the fairgrounds that have been a big hit much like the fan favorite Ohio Pork Council's Riboff.

Learn more about this weekend's sales tax holiday, property tax breaks passed by the legislature that are kicking-in, and why tax policy has helped make Ohio a destination state for economic development.
Plus, check out our photos from the General Assembly's Joint Agriculture Committee hearing at the Ohio State Fair.