Halfway through 2012, sales tax collections in East Baton Rouge Parish are 9.2% ahead of 2011 year-to-date figures, according to the city-parish finance department. That increase was boosted by a strong June, in which taxes collected on retail spending were 9.4% better than last June. Collections on the 2% sales tax benefiting the city-parish coffers totaled $15.1 million in June, up from $13.8 million last year. Year-to-date, collections stand at $86.6 million, up from $79.3 million six months into 2011. You can check out the complete year-to-date and June figures in a single document here.
June EBR sales tax collections up 9.4%
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