The City of Odessa received its August sales tax check, in the amount of $6,684, 137.39, a press release from the City stated on Wednesday.
This amount includes the Economic Development sales tax of ¼ cent.
The City of Odessa will receive $5,347,309.91 and the Odessa Development Corporation will receive $1,336,827.48.
The City saw an increase in sales tax revenue for fiscal year 2022-23 is up 32.03 percent or $12,832,730.15 as compared to budgeted amount expected at this point in the fiscal year.
In addition, the 2022-23 year-to-date amount is above the previous fiscal year-to-date amount by $8,741,518.64 or 19.80 percent.
The city has budgeted $44,000,000.00 in net sales tax revenues for this current fiscal year.
Sales tax revenue is generated by sales tax revenue from two months prior to collection, i.e. August’s collection is based on June sales.
