SALES TAX REBATES UP ACROSS WASHINGTON CO. IN JUNE
Sales and tax distributions were up for the month of June around Washington County.
The county’s rebate this month was $386,367, up 0.93 percent from last June, when it received $382,776. So far in 2024, the county has collected $2,350,231, down 1.42 percent from its receipts of $2,384,225 through June 2023.
The City of Brenham brought in $821,901 in June, 13.66 percent above the $723,097 rebate from June of last year. Through the halfway point of 2024, the city has received $5,085,315, an increase of 9.46 percent from the $4,645,608 taken in through this time a year ago.
The City of Burton received $8,674 this month, 3.59 percent more than last June’s payment of $8,373. The city’s year-to-date collections of $91,531 are 60.09 percent higher than where they were last year, at $57,173.
Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported a state payout of $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations in June, up 6.8 percent from June 2023 and up 2.5 percent for the year so far.
everything cost more now so of course there is more taxes .
Gary That’s a Good thing as far as collected taxes and rebates go, It helps reduce our overall property tax amount, Not by much but it does help a little. and anything I can get reduced I am grateful for it.
well if those couple of dollars make you happy then good for you I was just trying to show why the rebates were higher