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Ulster County finance office reports sales tax decline and possible cannabis tax underpayment
Summary
The county finance commissioner reported year‑to‑date sales tax receipts of $44.75 million (a 3.9% decline) and said the county appears to have been underpaid roughly $133,000 in adult‑use cannabis tax for Q1 2025; staff are working with state tax authorities to reconcile.
Ulster County’s finance office briefed the Ways and Means Committee on May 15, reporting mixed revenue signals and ongoing state reconciliation work.
The commissioner of finance reported year‑to‑date sales tax receipts of $44.75 million, a 3.9% decline from the same period last year, but said March payments were up 12.6% compared with the same month in the prior year. "Year‑to‑date sales tax revenue is 44 million, 44.7 million, which is a 3.9% decline from where we were this time last…
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