The Texas Comptroller’s office released May sales tax allocation numbers for cities across the state today showing a slight increase for Brownwood and Early.
Brownwood sales tax was up 1.82% for the month compared to May of last year. Early’s sale tax allocation was also up by 4.99% on the month.
Statewide, State Comptroller Susan Combs will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts their May local sales tax allocations totaling $668.5 million, up 5.6 percent compared to May 2012.
“Sales tax collections were up in a range of sectors from construction and manufacturing to restaurants,” Combs said. “As expected, the rate of growth in state sales tax revenue is moderating compared to double-digit growth rates we recently experienced.”
See sales tax numbers for Brown County cities below. The sales tax figures represent March sales reported by monthly tax filers.
| City | Net Payment This Period |
Comparable Payment Prior Year |
% Change | 2013 Payments To Date |
2012 Payments To Date |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangs | 14,177.42 | 13,262.29 | 6.90% | 52,757.51 | 52,932.56 | -0.33% |
| Blanket | 2,599.55 | 2,137.32 | 21.62% | 8,900.78 | 9,139.25 | -2.60% |
| Brownwood | 600,679.82 | 589,923.46 | 1.82% | 2,572,814.02 | 2,562,467.44 | 0.40% |
| Early | 109,084.60 | 103,891.28 | 4.99% | 435,653.38 | 438,048.42 | -0.54% |