Local sales picked up toward the end of 2014, according to sales tax figures released by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar last week when he distributed January allocations.
The figures representing November sales of monthly tax filers show Clarendon’s sales tax revenue was up 7.23 percent at $29,638.25 compared to $27,637.84 for the same period last year.
Howardwick was also up slightly this month with an allocation of $835.01, reflecting a 2.74 increase over last year.
Hedley, however, was down 23.05 percent at $237.98.
Statewide, Hegar said state sales tax revenue was $2.35 billion, up 4.3 percent compared the same period one year ago.
“Although moderating slightly, growth in sales tax revenues continues to be seen across all economic sectors,” Hegar said. “Collections from the oil and natural-gas, construction, manufacturing, and services sectors rose, while remittances due to consumer spending in the retail trade and restaurant sectors also grew.”
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