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Fremont County reports sales-tax gains but budgets conservatively for 2026
Summary
County budget officer reports July–August 2025 retail and auto-use sales tax collections ahead of budget despite mixed year-to-date comparisons; commissioners say conservative 2026 budgeting continues amid uncertainty over property-tax collections and PILT funding.
Fremont County budget finance officer Sean Sutton told the Board of County Commissioners that July and August 2025 retail and vehicle-use sales tax receipts are ahead of the county’s budget projections even though year‑to‑date totals differ from 2024. "Retail sales tax collections for general fund totaled $893,565," Sutton said, and vehicle-use (auto) sales tax for August totaled $144,936.
The report matters because those receipts feed the county general fund…
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