Revenue from sales tax collections in Texas County were down during the latest monthly distribution, reports the Missouri Department of Revenue.
Merchants collect three half-cent sales taxes. Each totaled about $77,740, which was down about $6,400 each or about 7.6 percent. The money is used for debt retirement on the justice center, maintenance and general operations.
For the first half of the year, about $475,496 has been collected from each tax. That’s up about 1 percent over the same period a year ago.