The city of Orange is staying strong with sales tax collections as the Texas Comptroller’s Office has sent out sales tax payments covering February.
The city is reported to have large increases from payments for the same month last year, while the city of Pinehurst is having big decreases. Sometimes in the past, though, the comptroller’s office has mistakenly sent collections from Pinehurst to Orange because they share a common zip code.
The monthly payments to local taxing entities are:
Bridge City (1.5 percent tax): $133,006 for the month compared to $132,929 for last year, an increase of 0.05 percent. $659,887 for the year to date compared to $609,797 for last year, an increase of 8.21 percent.
Orange (1.5 percent tax): $450,166 for the month compared to $365,561 for last year, an increase of 23.14 percent. $2.13 million for the year to date compared to $1.71 million last year, an increase of 24.37 percent.
Pinehurst (1.5 percent tax): $36,159 for the month compared to $49,612 last year, a decrease of 27.11 percent. $217,666 for the year to date compared to $241,562 last year, a decrease of 10.26 percent.
Vidor (1.5 percent tax): $220,187 for the month compared to $248,821 last year, a decrease of 11.5 perent. $1.09 million for the year to date compared to $1.26 million last year, a decrease of 3.43 percent.
West Orange (1.25 percent tax): $89,775 for the month compared to $83,370 last year, an increase of 7.68 percent. $432,452 for the year to date compared to $400,130 last year, an increase of 8 percent.
Orange County (0.5 percent tax): $436,861 for the month compared to $406,169 last year, an increase of 7.55 percent. $2.13 million for the year to date compared to $1.88 million last year, an increase of 13.58 percent.
County Emergency Services District 3 (Little Cypress Fire) (1.5 percent tax: $17,218 for the month compared to $16,280 last year, an increase of 5.76 percent. $100,285 for the year to date compared to $70,939 last year, an increase of 30.34 percent.
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