Sales tax revenue falls in Hedley, H-wick

Two of three Donley County communities saw their sales tax revenues fall again this month when Texas Comptroller Susan Combs delivered allocations last Friday.

The City of Howardwick’s sales tax revenue plummeted for the second month in a row, dropping 46.47 percent from the same period one year ago. This month’s allocation of $754.72 was far better than the $38.07 the city received last month when its allocation dropped more than 98 percent from the same period in 2008.

Howardwick is now 14.42 percent behind on its year-to-date collections with a total of $10,404.20 compared to $12,158.32 at this point last year.
Hedley’s figures slipped 12.63 percent this month to $250.35, and the year-to-date figure is also down 12.66 percent to $4,930.22.

Clarendon, however, bucked the state and local trend by posting a gain of 8.16 percent for this month with an allocation of $20,094.40. The city is basically even with last year, up less than one percent in its year-to-date figure with a total of $247,242.59.

Statewide Combs said last week the state collected $1.47 billion in sales tax in September, down 12.5 percent compared to a year ago.
The tax figures represent sales that occurred in August.