May 29, 2015

As predicted, Mississippi County tax revenues took another significant drop in April.

As predicted, Mississippi County tax revenues took another significant drop in April.

County general''s share of the 1-cent sales tax fell from $107,552 in March to $104,081 in April; also down from $135,170 in April of 2014.

The half-cent economic development tax collected $260,378 in April, down from $268,989 in March and $338,018 last April.

Officials at the county and the city of Blytheville have been voicing concern recently that the massive layoffs in Blytheville's steel pipe industry may result in a dip in tax revenues. By early summer this year, approximately 700 people lost their jobs.

sspears@blythevillecourier.com

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