Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar released sales tax allocation numbers for January showing Brown County cities continuing in steady growth, amounting to more than 7.87% for the county as a whole. All four Brown County cities of Brownwood, Early, Bangs and Blanket showed increases in comparison to the same period in 2014.
Hegar said that state sales tax revenue in December was $2.35 billion, up 4.3 percent compared to December 2013.
“Although moderating slightly, growth in sales tax revenues continues to be seen across all economic sectors,” Hegar said. “Collections from the oil and natural-gas, construction, manufacturing, and services sectors rose, while remittances due to consumer spending in the retail trade and restaurant sectors also grew.”
Hegar will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts their January local sales tax allocations totaling $618.1 million, up 7.7 percent compared to January 2014.
The January sales tax allocation figures represent monthly sales made in November.
See details for the January numbers below.
| City | Net Payment This Period |
Comparable Payment Prior Year |
% Change | 2015 Payments To Date |
2014 Payments To Date |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangs | 9,861.10 | 8,818.64 | 11.82% | 9,861.10 | 8,818.64 | 11.82% |
| Blanket | 1,932.02 | 1,737.23 | 11.21% | 1,932.02 | 1,737.23 | 11.21% |
| Brownwood | 508,038.25 | 468,614.34 | 8.41% | 508,038.25 | 468,614.34 | 8.41% |
| Early | 79,216.65 | 76,145.98 | 4.03% | 79,216.65 | 76,145.98 | 4.03% |