Revenue from sales taxes collected by Houston merchants dipped slightly during the latest monthly distribution, reports the Missouri Department of Revenue.
The tally from a one-cent sales tax was $56,554, which was down $678 from the same period a year ago. For the first five months of the year, collections are up $2,902 to $279,125.
Two quarter-cent sales taxes also are collected for transportation, utility and sidewalk needs. Each generated about $13,400. An eighth-cent sales tax — used for debt retirement on a fire truck — totaled $6,697.