Sales tax receipts show gains toward end of 2024

  • November Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 15% $362,308 Copperas Cove down 1% $668,902 Evant up 24% $9,191 Gatesville up 8% $272,601 Goldthwaite up 9% $55,135 Hamilton down 1% $82,080 Kempner up 48% $21,775 Lampasas up 2% $259,072 Lometa up 16% $10,267 Marble Falls up 28% $1,595,592 San Saba down 4% $61,850 For most cities in the surrounding counties, November was a good month in terms of sales tax collections, as the gains were solid and the few percentage declines were slim. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC
    November Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 15% $362,308 Copperas Cove down 1% $668,902 Evant up 24% $9,191 Gatesville up 8% $272,601 Goldthwaite up 9% $55,135 Hamilton down 1% $82,080 Kempner up 48% $21,775 Lampasas up 2% $259,072 Lometa up 16% $10,267 Marble Falls up 28% $1,595,592 San Saba down 4% $61,850 For most cities in the surrounding counties, November was a good month in terms of sales tax collections, as the gains were solid and the few percentage declines were slim. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC
    With one month remaining in the calendar year, area businesses are showing sales growth in most cities across Central Texas. For those that have decreased revenues compared to last year, the deficits are relatively small through November.Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported that the local sales tax allocations for November grew an average of 1% over those in November 2023. Only Coppera...

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