Cities see higher sales tax revenue in June

All three Donley County cities posted higher sales tax revenue when Texas Comptroller Susan Combs released June allocation figures last week.

The City of Clarendon June allocation is $22,085.89, which is up 1.09 percent from the same period one year ago. The city is now 10.9 percent ahead on its year-to-date sales tax revenue with a total of $165,287.99 since January of this year.

Howardwick was up 15.46 percent for the month with revenue of $1,330.43 and was ahead 6.73 percent for this calendar year with total revenue to-date of $6,272.24.
Hedley’s revenue for June was up 3.58 percent at $340.15, but that city was lagging behind 1.88 percent for the year with $3,443.05 since January.

June’s sales tax allocations represent sales that occurred in April.

Statewide, Combs said that sales tax revenue in May was $1.95 billion, up 9.9 percent compared to May 2010.

“Spending in sectors such as the oil and gas industry and manufacturing helped increase state sales tax revenue,” said Combs. “Retail spending also grew. Texas has now had 14 straight months of sales tax revenue increases.”

Combs delivered June sales tax allocations of $311.8 million to Texas cities, up 6.6 percent compared to June 2010. So far this calendar year, city sales tax allocations are up 6.3 percent compared to the same time period last year.

For details of June sales tax payments to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, locate the Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports on the Comptroller’s Web site at
www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/allocsum/compsum.html.

The Comptroller’s July sales tax allocation will be made on Monday, July 11.