The City of Clarendon set a new record when Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar distributed December sales tax allocations last week.
Clarendon’s revenue for the month increased 36.23 percent compared to December 2022 with an allocation of $45,831.54.
That’s the highest December sales tax ever for the city and beats last year’s record high of $33,640.67.
Clarendon finishes calendar year 2023 with sales tax revenues of $513,842.32, an increase of 2.63 percent over 2022.
The City of Howardwick also saw an increase with revenue of $1,550.71 for the month, up 3.41 percent compared to the same period last year. That city is up 0.39 percent for the year at $22,094.12.
Hedley fell 44.66 for the month at $440.20 and ends the year up 0.84 percent at $12,563.52.
Statewide, Hegar sent $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 2.5 percent more than in December 2022.
These allocations are based on sales made in October by businesses that report tax monthly.
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