Cape Girardeau County March tax revenue down slightly from 2021

Cape Girardeau County March tax revenue is down a bit year-to-year in three of the four funds monitored in March by the office of county Treasurer Roger Hudson.

Funds received from the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) show only the use tax growing in March compared to same period one year ago, with revenue of $282,887.22, an 8.4% increase from March 2021.

• Proposition One funds for March stood at $760,109.55 -- approximately 2% lower than 12 months ago.
• General sales tax in March is also nearly 2% lower at $760,109.63, compared to $775,057.73 in March 2021.
• Law Enforcement Public Safety tax registered a 1.3% decline in March compared to the same month a year ago, with DOR showing $758,756.99 funds received.

Year-to-date figures, however, cumulative of the first three months of 2022, show revenue in all four funds higher than the same period in 2021.

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