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Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes Nearly $736 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $735.9 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 11.4 percent more than in October 2017. These allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.
| LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Oct. 2018) | |||
| Recipient | Oct. 2018 Allocations |
Change from Oct. 2017 |
Year-to-Date Change |
| Cities |
$474.7M | ↑10.3% | ↑8.2% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit Systems | $159.7M | ↑10.2% | ↑7.2% |
| Counties | $48.3M | ↑16.6% | ↑14.7% |
| Special Purpose Taxing Districts | $53.2M | ↑22.1% | ↑18.7% |
| Total | $735.9M | ↑11.4% | ↑9.1% |
For details on October sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose districts visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.