By ROD ZOOK
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County sales tax numbers continue to increase year-over-year for the month of July.
Total sales tax collected for July was $437,806, an increase of $23,000 from the same time last year. It’s also more than $17,000 higher than last month. Stronger shopping trends and inflation are keeping sales tax revenue ahead of last year's pace. Sale tax numbers for July reflect shopping for the month of May.
To date, the county has taken in $2,957,853 for the year, well ahead of last year's pace. It’s the sixth straight month sales tax revenue has topped $400,000. In 2020, the county eclipsed that mark a record seven times.
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