Bethany Sales Tax Revenue Running 8 Percent Ahead Of 2020

Bethany’s Sales Tax revenue to this point this year is ahead of 2020. Despite COVID-19, the City of Bethany’s sales tax revenue was just over $800,000, about 44,000 over 2019. Through June 2021, Bethany’s sales tax revenue is 411,123. That’s about $30,000, or about 8 percent, ahead of the 2020 pace. Each month through June of this year has been ahead of the corresponding month in 2020. There was only 1 month in 2020, in a COVID year, that reported sales tax revenue was lower than 2019. That month was August, and August was the second highest monthly total, second only to November.