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Treasurer Sanson: February sales-tax receipts up; voluntary-tax collections lag
Summary
Treasurer Sanson told the Faulkner County Budget & Finance Committee that February sales-tax receipts were $1,500,186.56 (up 5.43% from 2025) and year-to-date are 5.19% higher, but he warned voluntary-tax collections are down slightly as a share of the tax base and will be revisited in July.
Treasurer Sanson reported the county's early-2026 financials to the Faulkner County Budget & Finance Committee, saying several fund balances and revenue charts are slightly above last year and that February sales-tax receipts totaled $1,500,186.56, a 5.43% increase from February 2025 and 5.19% higher year to date.
Sanson said the county's general revenue chart is "a little bit above last year" but flagged a needed correction in the 2024–2025 comparison that would make the trend clearer. He emphasized that February is typically the largest month (reflecting December…
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