Houston sales tax collections were strong under the latest monthly distribution by the Missouri Department Revenue.
The tally from a one-cent sales tax was up about 13 percent from the same monthly period a year ago. Merchants collected $78,213, which was up $9,161 from the same period in 2015. For the year, retailers have collected $305,391, which is an increase of about 3.4 percent from a year ago.
Two quarter-cent sales taxes earmarked for streets, sidewalks and utility work totaled $18,889 each, up about $2,122. An eighth-cent sales tax for debt retirement on a fire truck totaled $9,445.Â