BC sales tax collections continue outpacing 2018

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Baxter County’s sales tax collections for the current year continue to outpace 2018 numbers.Baxter County Treasurer Jenay Mize says while July’s numbers, reflecting spending in May, are not quite as strong as the previous month, they are still up over 2018.


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Mize says the collections continue on target for the one-quarter percent sales tax dedicated to the Baxter County Detention Center.

Over at the City of Mountain Home, Treasurer Rita Murray says collections from the county were $187,783, up $1,444 or .76 percent from the prior year.

Proceeds from the city’s sales taxes received in July were $184,247, up $19,082 or a 11.55 percent increase from the prior year. Murray says to remember the Department of Finance Administration was withholding funds until August of 2018 for a tax overpayment.

Collections for the city’s public safety tax for the month were $160,060, up $14,312 or a 9.82 percent increase from the prior year.

The Baxter County sales tax in divided among the county and the eight municipalities. In addition to Mountain Home, Gassville took in $31,347, Cotter received $14,632, Lakeview got $11,178, Norfork took in $7,708, Salesville received $6,788, Briarcliff had $3,560 and Big Flat’s share was $1,568.

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