Texas State Comptroller Susan Combs released March sale tax allocation numbers this week reflecting January sales, and Brown County as a whole continued to show an increase in sales.
The City of Early was up a little more than 25%, Bangs grew 11% and Blanket was up more than 132% as compared to the same month last year. Brownwood was very slightly down in sales tax for the month at -1.82%.
Combs will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts their March local sales tax allocations totaling $553 million, up 4.1 percent compared to March 2013.
“Sales tax revenue continues its growth streak and has now increased for 47 consecutive months,” Combs said. “Growth in tax collections was seen across all major economic sectors including oil and gas, wholesale trade and the services sector.”
The sales tax figures represent January sales reported by monthly tax filers.
See the tax allocation breakdown for Brown County cities below.
| City | Net Payment This Period |
Comparable Payment Prior Year |
% Change | 2014 Payments To Date |
2013 Payments To Date |
% Change | |
| Bangs | 9,105.95 | 8,190.83 | 11.17% | 32,282.42 | 30,658.14 | 5.29% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanket | 2,523.55 | 1,083.84 | 132.83% | 7,497.69 | 4,947.94 | 51.53% | |
| Brownwood | 423,088.77 | 430,961.92 | -1.82% | 1,575,985.74 | 1,500,455.16 | 5.03% | |
| Early | 80,274.01 | 64,103.50 | 25.22% | 279,240.49 | 254,145.60 | 9.87% |
