WASHINGTON COUNTY RECEIVES FEWER FUNDS FROM LOCAL SALES TAX

  

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced on Wednesday he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $616.2 million in local sales tax allocations for October, which represents a decrease of 0.9 percent compared to October 2014. These allocations are based on monthly sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.

Hegar also says that sales tax revenue for the state in September was $2.2 billion, up 1.9 percent compared to September 2014.

The City of Brenham received $463,798.34, down from last year’s total received of $511,868, 9.3 percent less than last year.

The City of Burton received $1,870.15, down 52.19 percent from last year’s total of $3,911.71

Washington County received $465,668.49, down 9.71 percent from last year’s total of $515,779.84

“The modest growth in state sales tax revenue, in line with the Biennial Revenue Estimate issued in January, continues the trend of recent months,” Hegar said. “Stronger growth in collections from the retail trade, restaurant, services and construction sectors offset declines from the oil and gas-related industries.”