Sales tax receipts jump up again

  • DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC The highest percentage gain in sales tax payments this month was recorded by Lometa. Its August receipts were up 37% over the same period last year.
    DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC The highest percentage gain in sales tax payments this month was recorded by Lometa. Its August receipts were up 37% over the same period last year.
After seeing its sales tax revenues dip in July for the first month since August 2019, Lampasas has rebounded this period to post an 11% gain. The city collected $263,538 for August 2022, which gives Lampasas a current-year total of $1.88 million in sales taxes. This month’s allocations to local cities are based on sales made in June by businesses that report tax monthly to the state…

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