SALES TAX REBATES UP FOR BRENHAM, BURTON, DOWN FOR WASHINGTON CO. IN FEBRUARY

  

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

The county’s rebate this month was $314,569, down 17.25 percent from last February, when it received $380,176.  So far in 2020, the county has received $548,093, compared to $642,621 received through this point a year ago, a 14.7 percent decrease.

Brenham received $680,920, a 6.2 percent increase from last February, when it received $641,044.  So far this year, the city has received $1,219,398, 5.45 percent above last year’s payment to date of $1,156,369.

Burton’s February rebate was $9,719, up 5.39 percent from when the city received $9,221 last February.  This year, the city has received $16,221, a 12.17 percent increase from the $14,460 it received through last February.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported the state paid out $1.04 billion in local sales tax allocations in February, up 9.4 percent from last February, and up 7 percent for the year so far.

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