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Lamar Sales Tax Collections Show Slight Gain

Lamar Sales Tax Collections Show Slight Gain

City of Lamar Sales Tax collected from December 2011 sales shows a gain of 3.35% or $10,668.12 with $329,273.76 collected for 2012 compared to $318,605.64 for the same period in 2011.  Total Sales and Use Tax collections were up 1.20% for a gain of $4,198.12 or $355,504.15 compared to $351,306.03 for the same period in […]

City Sales Tax Revenue Improves

City Sales Tax Revenue Improves

“We’ve had a good first quarter,” is how the Lamar city council described the latest city sales tax revenue report, showing a 6.51% improvement over last year. The dollar difference is slight, $17,119.21 for March, but it also shows a steady increase. Year-to-date figures also show growth at 5.96% for an increase of $62,356.46 over […]