City sales tax revenue increases

Clarendon’s sales tax revenue ticked up for the second month in a row when Texas Comptroller Susan Combs delivered September allocations last week.

The city showed an increase for the month of 10.21 percent for a total of $26,327.62 compared to $23,886.43 for the same period one year ago.

The September allocation keeps the city just slightly ahead for its year-to-date figure with $274,415.32 collected since January, which is up 0.97 percent from this same point in 2011.

Howardwick, which increased its sales tax rate last fall, posted an increase of 26.28 percent for the month with an allocation of $1,555.09; and that city is running 25.22 percent for the year-to-date at $14,134.31.

Hedley continued its trend of declining sales tax revenues, dropping 39.25 percent for the month to $174.58 and now reporting a 32.94 decline for the year-to-date at $4,035.62.

Statewide, Combs said sales tax revenue in September was $1.96 billion, up 11.6 percent compared to September 2011.

“Continued strength in the manufacturing and oil and natural gas sectors led to the sales tax revenue increase,” Combs said. “Collections were also boosted by improvement in consumer spending at restaurants and retail stores. State sales tax revenue has now increased for 30 straight months.”

The sales tax figures represent monthly sales made in August.