Sales tax collection in Vermilion Parish stays positive despite COVID-19
Despite dealing with the COVID-19 for the last year, Vermilion Parish has not slowed down spending money.
The parish collected $353,195 more in sales tax this past January than last January.
For at least the second straight month, sales tax collection is up anywhere from 11 percent to as high as 23 percent in some municipalities.
In January, the Village of Maurice had a whopping 23 percent increase in sales tax collection.
The Village collected $67,472 or about $13,000 more than last year when COVID-19 was still overseas.