For the second time this fiscal year, the Henryetta sales tax return was lower than the year before.
According to the Oklahoma Tax Commission Henryetta’s share of the sales tax collection amounted to $250,548 this months. That is a drop of $4,719 from last year. In July the city also received less than the year before. Last July that check was for $259,623 compared to $275,214 in July 2020.
By contrast the city’s share of use tax collections continued to grow. This month the town received $33,968. That was a $9,670 increase from the same month a year ago and was the eighth time an increase was posted since the start of the fiscal year July 1.
Around the area five of eight neighboring communities reported gains in their collections.
They included Dewar up $1,134, Weleetka up $5,968, Beggs up $3569, Checotah gain of $4,510 and Eufaula up $3,245.
Declines were posted by Okemah down $1,485, Okmulgee down $30,565 and Morris down $2,545.
Statewide $163,285,502 was returned to the cities and towns reflecting an increase of $8,129,551 from the $155,155,951 distributed to the cities and towns in March last year.