Sales Tax Revenue Slumps in October

Maybe 2020 looks so bad because 2019 was actually so good, at least for local sales tax revenue. The pandemic slump was particularly evident in this month’s sales tax rebates for the towns in Fayette County. Of the six cities, five got smaller checks this month than the same month a year ago. And half of the six are down for the first 10 months of this year combined. Still, of the 24 area…