Sales tax allocations for August were released this week showing positive gains on the month for Brownwood and Early.
Brownwood sales tax was up 3.21% for the month compared to August of last year and Early’s increased by 6.63%.
Statewide, State Comptroller Susan Combs will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts their August local sales tax allocations totaling $671 million, up 6.2 percent compared to August 2012.
“Texas sales tax revenue has increased for 40 consecutive months,” Combs said. “The retail trade sector bolstered the latest growth in monthly revenue, and collections from the construction and the oil and natural gas sectors continued to show strength.”
August sales tax figures represent monthly sales made in June as well as April, May and June sales by businesses that report tax quarterly.
See sales tax allocation numbers below for Brown County cities for the month of August.
| City | Net Payment This Period |
Comparable Payment Prior Year |
% Change | 2013 Payments To Date |
2012 Payments To Date |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangs | 11,821.08 | 13,229.99 | -10.64% | 83,627.41 | 85,981.64 | -2.73% |
| Blanket | 1,834.22 | 2,107.18 | -12.95% | 15,146.98 | 15,167.03 | -0.13% |
| Brownwood | 585,514.81 | 567,271.59 | 3.21% | 4,101,946.68 | 4,069,115.36 | 0.80% |
| Early | 110,874.25 | 103,970.67 | 6.63% | 706,529.77 | 690,507.70 | 2.32% |
