Sales tax payments to local entities continue to soar after Tropical Storm Harvey and the needed repairs.
The Texas Comptroller’s Office has issued checks covering the sales taxes for the month of January. The percentage increases are given by the comptroller.
However, Orange City Manager Dr. Shawn Oubre told his city council last month the percentages can be deceiving. Sometimes sales taxes are credited to an entity but have been miscalculated. The problem often develops with the three cities of Orange, West Orange and Pinehurst because they have the same zip codes.
The payments this month are:
Bridge City (1.5 percent tax): $127,537 for the month, a 28.4 percent increase from the same time last year. $460,000 for the year to date, compared to $372,080 last year, a 23.6 percent increase.
Orange (1.5 percent tax): $410,966 for the month, a 36.2 percent increase from the same time last year. $1.4 million for the year to date, compared to $1 million last year, a 40.4 percent increase.
Pinehurst (1.5 percent tax): $51,148 for the month, a 22.1 percent increase from the same time last year. $181,563 for the year to date, compared to $130,300 last year, a 38.8 percent increase.
Vidor (1.5 percent tax): $222,770 for the month, a 28.7 percent increase from the same time last year. $781,018 for the year to date, compared to $621,355 last year, a 25.7 percent increase.
West Orange (1.25 percent tax): $86,609 for the month, a 10.9 percent increase from the same time last year. $346,600 for the year to date, compared to $305,900 last year, a 13.3 percent increase.
Orange County (0.5 percent tax): $424,526 for the month, a 24.4 percent increase from last year. $1.39 million for the year to date, compared to $1.2 million last year, a 15.1 percent increase.
Orange County Emergency Services District 3 (Little Cypress) (1.5 percent tax: $16,938 for the month, a 29.7 percent increase from the same time last year. $52,041 for the year to date, compared to $48,778 last year, a 11.24 percent increase.
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