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County finance staff outline FY25–26 budget kickoff; sales tax down slightly, property taxes up
Summary
Finance staff presented a budget kickoff showing a small decline in sales-tax receipts, a roughly $1 million increase in property and motor-vehicle tax collections year-to-date, higher Medicaid cost-settlement receipts, and an expected FY26 spike in debt service related to Franklin High School financing.
Macon County finance staff gave a fiscal-year 2025–26 budget kickoff on Feb. 11 that laid out early revenue and expenditure trends and the schedule for producing the proposed budget.
Finance director Laurie reported sales tax receipts for the first five months (reported lagged) are about 1 percent below the same period in the prior year — a decline of roughly $81,000. "We're down about $81,000 or 1%," Laurie said, noting the county hopes summer tourism and December holiday sales will improve…
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