Dateline: June 15, 2006

City sales tax receipts increase in May

The City of Clarendon posted another gain in sales tax receipts when Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn released figures for May last Friday.

The city’s sales tax allocation grew 6.85 percent to a total of $22,286.18, which is up from $20,857.12 in May 2005. Clarendon is now 8.15 percent ahead for the year to date.

Hedley also saw an increase with an allocation of $632.90, which was a 61.15 percent increase from the same time last year.

Howardwick’s rebate dropped slightly by 0.79 percent to a total of $925.49, but that city is also still ahead for the year to date by a margin of 3.76 percent.

Strayhorn said the state received $1.54 billion in sales tax revenue in May, up 5.8 percent, compared to May 2005. 

State sales tax collections in May and local sales tax allocations in June represent sales that occurred in April and were reported to the Comptroller in May.