Trenton city sales tax collections are down when compared to the previous fiscal year. They also came in a little lower than the revenue numbers projected in the current city budget.
With April being the 12th and last month of the fiscal year for the city of Trenton, the one percent local sales tax generated $771,000, down 4.3% from the $805,000 generated during the previous fiscal year. However, the $771,000 comes within $4,000 of the amount that was figured into the city budget.
Trenton has a one-half cent sales taxes for capital projects and parks. The capital projects sales tax raised nearly $385,000 which is 4.4% less than the previous 12 month period. The parks sales tax generated $357,500, down by 5-1/2% from the previous 12 month period.
The sales tax for fire department training has generated nearly $69,000 since the first collections were received in November. The one-quarter of a percent sales tax started being collected in October following voter approval in the election one year ago, April 2016
