HUTCHINSON, Kan. — As you would expect, Hutchinson city sales tax collections mirrored that of the county, seeing a sharp increase from the same month of 2020.
Sales tax collections totaled $1,535,328, an increase of just over 15% from the previous year or about $201,000.
Although there was some uncertainty whether the sales tax receipts would stay strong in the midst of the pandemic, the city took in a total of $16.9 million in sales tax revenue, which is an increase of 7% year-over-year.
The increase in sales tax is also a major benefit to the agencies, projects and funding supported by the 1/4-cent sales tax. For the year, the Cosmosphere received $806,000, another $122,000 went to Strataca. As for city infrastructure, the sales tax generated about $1.1 million, and $366,000 went to property tax relief. The sales tax for the Sports Arena generated about $3.4 million for 2021.
Like the county, city sales tax numbers for December reflect shopping for the month of October.
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