Spending in Baxter County and the City of Mountain Home continues an upward trend as reflected in the July sales tax numbers recently released by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.
In Baxter County, the numbers released for July, which reflect sales tax collected in May, shows a 4.2 percent increase compared to last year, according to Baxter County Treasurer Jenay Mize.
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Mountain Home City Treasurer Deborah Cotter says the city also saw an increase of sales tax revenue for the month over last July and an increase of approximately 2.75 percent for the first seven months of 2017.
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The county sales tax is divided among the county and the eight municipalities, with Mountain Home leading the way with $182,431, Gassville collected $30,454, while Cotter picked up $14,216, Lakeview took in $10,860, Norfork received $7,489, Salesville collected $6,595, the City of Briarcliff netted $3,459 and Big Flat received $1,524.
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