Trenton’s city sales tax revenue from retail purchases increased by 4.5% for general purposes and capital projects and 3.3% for parks, transportation, and fire department needs.
Local use tax revenue on purchases from out-of-state vendors delivered to Trenton saw a significant rise of 69%.
These figures represent receipts from this month compared to May of last year.
In detail, the Trenton city sales tax for general purposes produced $88,000, the capital projects tax $44,000, the parks tax nearly $36,000, the transportation tax almost $27,000, and the tax for fire department needs generated almost $18,000.
Receipts this month from the local use tax were nearly $36,000.
May is the first month in Trenton’s fiscal year.
Revenue from Trenton’s transportation tax, which began in November 2017, has totaled nearly $1.84 million.
The Trenton fire sales tax has generated nearly $1.408 million since it started in November 2016.
Trenton’s local use tax has produced nearly $847,000 since its inception in September 2021.
