Spending in Baxter County and the City of Mountain Home continues an upward trend as reflected in the September sales tax numbers recently released by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.
In Baxter County, the numbers released for September, which reflect sales tax collected in July, show a 3.4 percent increase to date, compared to last year, according to Baxter County Treasurer Jenay Mize.
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Mountain Home City Treasurer Deborah Cotter says the city saw a decrease of sales tax revenue for the month over last September, however revenue is still up for the year to date.
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The county sales tax is divided among the county and the eight municipalities, with Mountain Home leading the way with $186,514, Gassville collected $31,136, while Cotter picked up $14,534, Lakeview took in $11,103, Norfork received $7,657, Salesville collected $6,743, the City of Briarcliff netted $3,536 and Big Flat received $1,558.
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