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Published: Sep 19, 2008 - 03:26:42 pm CDT
Sales tax returns mixed at state's new fiscal year n Calhoun City and Vardaman go up; Bruce, Houston and Okolona decline. By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald The first month of the state's fiscal year was a good one for Calhoun City, Mantee and Vardaman. Sales tax returns for July climbed about $2,600 in Calhoun City from July a year ago. That was the biggest dollar increase for the month in any of the Twin Counties-area municipalities. Mantee had the next biggest increase over July a year ago, almost $565, which was an increase of more than 25 percent. Vardaman's returns grew almost $300, continuing a trend of a couple of years of increasing sales tax revenue. Houston's collections declined steeply, almost $4,000 from July 2007, while Okolona also dropped, by almost $1,000. Bruce's string of increases ended with July's report, as the returns there declined about $700. Houlka's sales tax returns fell about $1,400 from July 2007, continuing a slide that started with last year's closure of Davis Furniture-Astrolounger. Some of the smaller communities did well with sales in July. Big Creek's collections were boosted by more than $500, almost tripling the results from July 2007. Derma edged up a little more than $100 in July, while Pittsboro inched up by about $17. A tough economy for new homes and furniture continued to hit Woodland hard, as sales tax returns slid by $1,700. Slate Springs, the smallest town in the Twin Counties, lost $40 in sales taxes from July 2007. July sales tax returns Town July '08 July '07 Big Creek 780.47 273.52 Bruce 36,913.73 37,623.36 Calhoun City 29,047.53 26,469.27 Derma 4,795.16 4,683.23 Houlka 7,495.04 8,873.29 Houston 77,433.01 81,328.77 Mantee 2,570.91 2,006.42 Okolona 24,091.87 25,067.76 Pittsboro 441.13 424.39 Slate Springs 368.22 402.37 Vardaman 8,220.02 7,947.57 Woodland 7,744.98 9,492.63
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