From News 8 Austin, January 9, 2009...
Sales tax numbers are down for the City of Austin and the City of Round Rock.
On Friday, both cities got their sales tax checks from the state comptroller.
Sales tax makes up a big chunk of both cities' budgets for the year.
Austin's numbers were down nearly 7 percent for September, compared to September of 2007.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Deeper cuts may follow Central Texas sales tax declines
From statesman, January 10, 2009...
Austin and other area governments may be forced to deepen spending cuts, based on the latest report of sales tax revenue from the state comptroller's office.
The report, which analyzes November sales tax receipts, shows that the state is slightly up overall in the face of declining national spending.
But cities such as Austin and Round Rock, which have anxiously watched their declining revenue, saw a deepening slide during the last fiscal year.
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Austin and other area governments may be forced to deepen spending cuts, based on the latest report of sales tax revenue from the state comptroller's office.
The report, which analyzes November sales tax receipts, shows that the state is slightly up overall in the face of declining national spending.
But cities such as Austin and Round Rock, which have anxiously watched their declining revenue, saw a deepening slide during the last fiscal year.
Read more...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Round Rock Still Dependent On Dell, But Less So
From statesman.com February 8, 2008...
City Council gets a positive report on its main source of income - sales tax revenue - but Dell's share is down this year.
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City Council gets a positive report on its main source of income - sales tax revenue - but Dell's share is down this year.
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