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City of Lamar, Sales Tax Revenue Report-August 2015
Sales Tax Revenues continued to stay on the plus side through the summer with August Sales and Use Tax collections showing a 4.58% increase and a year to date growth of 6.75%. That translates to a $12,560 increase for August of 2015 compared to the same time last year and a $166,459 increase over last […]

Turnaround Noted in Lamar City Sales Tax Revenue
Tax Revenues collected by the City of Lamar for this past March have shown an overall increase. City sales tax is up 9.52% for a $26,935 gain over the same time last year. Use Tax and Other Tax collections, while traditionally smaller, noted a drop of about $14,000 combined, over the same period. Totaled, the […]

Lamar City Sales Tax Revenue Takes a Slide
For the second month in a row, the sales tax revenue for the City of Lamar has decreased, an anomaly in what has been small, but continuous growth for the past several years. January Sales Tax collected this past February shows a 7.05% drop-off and loss of $16,690.44 from the previous period. Use […]

Lamar Sales Tax Posts Healthy Close for 2012
Lamar City Sales Tax revenue continued its upward momentum as 2012 closed out with a 5.96% gain on Total Sales and Use Tax collections for the month of November. Year to Date figures for combined Total Sales and Use Tax collections were also up with a 3.61% gain for a difference of $116,385.29 over 2011. […]