Sales tax revenue collected by Houston merchants dipped under the last monthly distribution, reports the Missouri Department of Revenue.
The total from a one-cent sales tax was $65,579, which is down $1,551 from the same period a year ago.
Through August, $480,002 has been collected. That’s up about 3.2 percent — or $14,987 — from a year ago.
Revenue from two, eighth-cent taxes each totaled $16,076, down about $178 from the same monthly period a year ago. An eighth-cent sales tax generated $8,038 for debt repayment on a fire truck.