APRIL SALES TAX REBATES UP FOR WASHINGTON CO. & BRENHAM, DOWN FOR BURTON

  

April’s sales and tax distributions were up for Washington County and Brenham, but down for Burton.

Washington County’s rebate this month was $211,843, 1.44 percent above last April’s payment of $208,826.  Through 2021 so far, the county has received $1,029,203, an increase of 3.53 percent from last year’s payment-to-date of $994,062.

April’s rebate for Brenham was $494,942, up 4.09 percent from last April, when the city received $475,493.  This year, Brenham has received $2,340,252, compared to $2,224,809 received through this time last year, a 5.18 percent increase.

Burton received $5,294, down 5.06 percent from its payment of $5,576 a year ago.  To date, the city has received $26,769, a decrease of 2.67 percent from last year at this time, when the city had received $27,505.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported that, for the month of April, the state paid out $677.3 million in local sales tax allocations, down 3.5 percent from last April, and down 0.04 percent for the year at this point.