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Galveston County’s largest city exceeded expectations when it came to its April sales tax revenue.
Recent Texas comptroller's data shows that League City collected nearly $2.1 million from sales made in the city in April. League City officials initially predicted a collection of $1.53 million.
April was the first full month during which the state experienced widespread business shutdowns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“With April sales representing a complete month with COVID-19 business interruption and the favorable sales tax receipts when compared to the May 1 projection, the budget office is confident in updating the year-end estimate for general fund sales tax to $20,182,283, which is $287,235 under the $20,469,518 budget,” a memo League City Budget and Project Management Director Angie Steelman sent to City Manager John Baumgartner and obtained by Community Impact Newspaper said.
Steelman said hers was a conservative estimate, as it allows for the updated March and April sales receipts but continues to project May through August at the original reduced levels.
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