Henryetta continued on the plus side for sales tax monies this month.
For the third consecutive month, Henryetta reported a gain in retail sales amounting to $291,097. That was up from $242,471 a year ago.
Also on the plus side was the use tax check from the state. This month is amounted to $33,976, up $6,073 from last October.
Those totals are based on local tax receipts from August business.
Henryetta’s gain amounts to $1,100,419 for the fiscal year that started July 1. During the same four months of the previous fiscal year, the town received $1,030,809.
Henryetta joined Okmulgee, Morris, Checotah, Eufaula and Okemah on the plus side. Dewar, Beggs, Weleetka and Dustin all reported declines in sales tax monies for the month.
The disbursement of $184,039,891 in sales tax collections returned to the cities and towns reflected an increase of $23,526,342 from the $160,513,549 distributed to the cities and towns in October last year.
Town | 2021 | 2020 |
Henryetta | $291,097 | $242,471 |
Okmulgee | $658,508 | $515,978 |
Dewar | $15,045 | $15,381 |
Morris | $25,257 | $23,717 |
Okemah | $120,406 | $116,720 |
Weleetka | $17,510 | $19,334 |
Beggs | $44,884 | $53,170 |
Dustin | $2,471 | $3,587 |
Checotah | $413,128 | $347,766 |
Eufaula | $219,310 | $212,125 |