More people apparently shopped at home during the holiday season, according to sales tax allocations released by the Comptroller’s office.
Both Snyder and Scurry County’s allocations topped 2018 totals. The February allocations represent sales made in December by businesses that report taxes monthly, as well as businesses that file on a quarterly and annual basis.
“I have noticed people wanting to shop locally. That was the reaction I got from one local customer. She told me that she did all her Christmas shopping in Snyder,” said Snyder Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Linda Molina. “I was really impressed with the amount of people who shopped locally during the holidays.”
The city will receive $295,782 this month, up 36.73 percent compared to the February 2018 total of $216,319.
The 2019 two-month total of $566,887 is 40.46 percent more than the 2018 total of $434,514.
The city’s allocation is the highest February total since 2015 when the allocation was $440,677.
The county will receive $198,537 this month, 47.6 percent more than the $134,503 returned in February 2018.
For the year, the county has received $378,382, 38.56 percent more than 2018’s two-month total of $273,069.
The last time the county had a higher allocation was February 2017 when the total was $200,250.
Comptroller Glenn Hegar will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $953.9 million in sales tax allocations, 4.6 percent more than in February 2018.
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