(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $695.2 million in local sales tax allocations for December, 10.8 percent more than in December 2016. These allocations are based on sales made in October by businesses that report tax monthly.
| LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Dec. 2017) | |||
| Recipient | Dec. 2017 Allocations |
Change from Dec. 2016 |
Year-to-date Change |
| Cities | $443.5M | ↑8.7% | ↑3.5% |
| Counties | $41.7M | ↑14.6% | ↑6.6% |
| Transit Systems | $161.2M | ↑12.4% | ↑3.6% |
| Special Purpose Taxing Districts | $48.7M | ↑23.0% | ↑12.8% |
| Total | $695.2M | ↑10.8% | ↑4.3% |
For details on December sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.