East Baton Rouge Parish sales tax collections are off to a strong start for 2009, posting an 8.4% increase over the first month of 2008. Nearly $12.6 million was collected in sales tax revenue during January, according to figures from the city-parish Finance Department. That’s compared to the $11.6 million that came in during January 2008. Vehicle sales continued to show softness, with the tax collections from car and truck sales down 24% from January 2008, to $939,152. Sales outside the Baton Rouge city limits were responsible for the boost in tax collections. There was a 26% in revenues coming from outside the city limits, to $6.1 million. That compares with a 4% drop in sales activity inside the city limits, a continuation of a trend that held true for much of 2008.
January sales tax revenue up in EBR
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