City sales tax revenue up in October

Clarendon’s sales tax revenue recovered substantially from its September dip when Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar distributed October funds last week.

The city received $34,348.92 this month, an increase of 26.74 percent over the same period in 2017.

Last month, Clarendon’s sales tax revenue dipped 8.28 percent, marking the city’s first drop after seven months of increasing sales tax revenues.

Clarendon’s calendar year-to-date total now stands at $344,139.71, which is up 8.21 percent compared to one year ago.

Howardwick’s revenue also climbed this month, posting a 151.56 percent gain at $3,111.41 and driving that city’s year-to-date total up 31.25 percent at $12,430.67.

Hedley was down this period 32.16 percent at $293.20, but the year-to-date figure there is still up 71.10 percent at $10,259.89.

Statewide, Hegar sent $735.9 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 11.4 percent more than in October 2017.

These October sales tax allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.