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St. Tammany Parish finance committee forwards four budget amendments after staff reports higher sales-tax collections
Summary
The St. Tammany Parish Finance Committee reviewed monthly reports showing year-over-year sales-tax gains, heard that parish collections are projected about $4 million over budget, and voted to forward four budget amendments — including a $75,000 state grant for abandoned-vessel removal — to the full council.
The St. Tammany Parish Finance Committee met to review monthly finance reports and to consider a set of budget amendments that the committee voted to forward to the full Parish Council.
Finance staff member Annie told the committee that Sales Tax District 3 collections in September were roughly 8% higher than the same month last year and were above budget, part of a 4%–8% monthly trend through the year. "We continue to trend up for the collections," Annie said, adding that parish-wide sales-tax cash collections are projected in the $79 million to $80 million range — about $4,000,000 over the prior-year baseline of $76,000,000. On the Highway 21 EDD, she said September receipts were down about 1.6% compared with last…
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