After a down month in April, the May sales tax numbers for Baxter County show a significant increase over the same month last year. The numbers, which reflect sales tax collected in March, are up considerably from May 2017, according to Baxter County Treasurer Jenay Mize.
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The county sales tax is divided among the county and the eight municipalities. Mountain Home leads the way with $184,768, Gassville collected $30,844, Cotter received $14,398, Lakeview got $10,999, Norfork collected $7,585, Salesville received $6,679, Briarcliff netted $3,503 and Big Flat received $1,544.
Mountain Home Treasurer Rita Murray says the $184,768 in sales taxes from the county collected in March is an increase of 7.59 percent over the May reporting period last year.
The city’s sales tax was $159,272, down 9.5 percent from May of last year.
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