Roughly $15.5 million in sales taxes, including those on vehicle sales, were collected in East Baton Rouge Parish in April, about a 3.6% decline from the same month last year, continuing a trend of decreased spending so far this year, according to the latest report from the city-parish Finance Department.
Inside the city limits, the roughly $8.9 million collected represented a 3% decline, while areas outside incorporate Baton Rouge saw a 4.2% drop to $6.6 million.
The report also breaks out collections on vehicle sales, which are typically more volatile than general sales, and those were also down by about 18% inside the city limits and about 1.2% outside the city limits.
Year to date, total sales and vehicle tax collections in the city-parish stood at $61.7 million through April, a 6.5% decline compared to the first three months of last year.
