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Hillsborough tourism leaders say first-quarter bed-tax collections lag year ago; timing tied to hurricane-season effects
Summary
At the Feb. 12 Tourist Development Council meeting, staff reported first-quarter bed-tax outlays outpaced collections and that 3¢ collections were about 17% below the prior year, a difference officials attributed largely to last year’s hurricane-season timing and not an underlying long-term decline.
Ron Barton, the council’s administrative presenter, told the Hillsborough County Tourist Development Council on Feb. 12 that first‑quarter outlays typically outpace collections and that the 3¢ bed‑tax collections were running “about 17% below last year.” Barton said the pattern is partly driven by a timing difference tied to hurricane‑season activity in the prior year that produced occupancy bumps and cautioned the council against overreacting to the raw year‑over‑year number.
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