Revenue from four sales taxes in the City of Houston dropped about 4 percent from the same time a year ago, reports the Missouri Department of Revenue.
Merchants collected $57,231 from a one-cent sales tax, which was down about $2,313 from the same period a year ago. For the year, collections stand at $276,223, which is up $5,351 from the first five months of 2012.
Retailers also collect two, quarter-cent sales taxes. Each totaled about $13,904, which was down about $659 each.
The tally from an eighth-cent sales tax was $6,952. It is used for debt repayment on a fire truck.