HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson sales tax revenue for March fell from the previous year. According to the numbers released from the city, March sales tax numbers fell by 1.6% to $1,377,291. That’s a decrease of more than $23,000 from 2021.
The drop breaks a long trend of upward movement in sales tax revenue for the city. The drop also affects the ¼ cent sales tax and the special tax for the sports arena improvements. The sports arena revenue fell by more than $90,000 to $274,182. And the Cosmosphere, Strataca and the other entities funded by the ¼-cent tax also saw lower revenues.
March sales tax numbers reflect shopping for the month of January.
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