Sales tax receipts increased in many Rio Grande Valley cities in February, with Brownsville marking a 12 percent jump over the same period last year.
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs on Wednesday released sales tax revenue to cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts, for sales made in February.
Brownsville received nearly $2.63 million, up about $290,000 from February 2011.
The city had a 2 percent increase from sales tax revenue in January 2012 compared with January 2011.
February figures for Harlingen showed an 18 percent jump over the same period last year. Harlingen received $251,688 more for February 2012 than the same month last year, for a 2012 total of nearly $1.66 million in sales tax receipts.
It was the fourth straight month in which Harlingen’s sales tax...
Brownsville sees hike in sales tax receipts | sales, tax, february - Brownsville Herald
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