Revenue from a one-cent sales tax collected in the City of Houston was down about 3.2 percent from the same monthly period a year ago, reports the Missouri Department of Revenue.
The total was $49,622, which was down $1,653 from the same monthly period in 2016.
For the first seven months of the year, $414,413 was collected. That’s down $4,376 for the year.
Merchants also collect two quarter-cent sales taxes for streets, sidewalks and utility work. Both collected about $12,027 for the month.