ALL SALES TAX REBATES UP IN WASHINGTON CO. FOR SEPTEMBER

  

September’s sales and tax distributions were up across the board in Washington County.

The county’s rebate this month was $316,898, 26.11 percent up from last September, when the county received $251,268.  Through this month, the county has received $2,612,178 in all of 2021, up 14.92 percent from the $2,272,976 it had received through this point last year.

Brenham received $711,227 in September, an increase of 24.52 percent from its payment last September of $571,155.  So far this year, the city has received $5,832,031, up 12.53 percent from last year’s payment-to-date of $5,182,446.

Burton’s rebate was up 6.88 percent after receiving $6,837 this month, compared to $6,397 in September 2020.  To date, the city has received $66,219, compared to $65,462 at this time a year ago, a 1.15 percent increase.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported that, for the month of September, the state paid out $925.1 million in local sales tax allocations, up 20.9 percent from last September and up 12.7 percent for the year so far.