City-parish sees 19% jump in year-over February sales and use tax collections

For the city and parish combined, recurring sales and use tax collections totaled roughly $17.5 million in February, an 18.7% increase over the same month in 2021.   That’s according to a recent report from the city-parish finance department. However, the report also found February collections were down $1.2 million from January, as consumer spending habits