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Texas Comptroller to Distribute $690 Million in Sales Tax Revenue

Dated June 12, 2020

SUMMARY BY TAX ANALYSTS

The Texas comptroller of public accounts announced that he will distribute over $690 million in sales tax revenue this month — 11.7 percent less than June 2019 — to cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose taxing districts.

Because the allocations are based on April sales, the comptroller attributed the decline from last year to COVID-19 social distancing requirements.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $690 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

June 10, 2020

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $690.4 million in local sales tax allocations for June, 11.7 percent less than in June 2019. These allocations are based on sales made in April by businesses that report tax monthly.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread social distancing requirements were in place across much of the state in April, leading to the steepest year-over-year decline in allocations since September 2009.

Local Sales Tax Allocations (June 2020)

Recipient

June 2020 Allocations

Change from June 2019

Year-to-Date Change

Cities

$443.6M

↓ 11.1%

↑ 0.4%

Transit Systems

$143.0M

↓ 17.4%

↓ 0.2%

Counties

$46.2M

↓ 7.2%

↑ 0.3%

Special Purpose Taxing Districts

$57.6M

↓ 4.4%

↑ 7.0%

Total

$690.4M

↓ 11.7%

↑ 0.7%

For details on June sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller's Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.

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