INCOME FROM TAX ON SALES UP 9% 'SHOP SANTA CLARITA' CAMPAIGN PAYING OFF.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The city of Santa Clarita saw a 9 percent sales-tax growth in the second quarter of 2004 compared with the year before, officials said Wednesday. Total sales-tax revenues from April-June 2004 - the most recently audited period - topped $6.18 million, up from roughly $5.67 million in the same period in 2003. This included increases generated by new auto sales Auto Sales The major producers of domestic automobiles report sales monthly. These numbers are seasonally adjusted by the U.S. Department of Commerce and are available to the public one to five business days after the end of each month. and retail. ``The sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. , by far, continues to be our single largest source of revenue,'' City Treasurer Darren Hernandez said in a statement. ``When people shop in the city, their sales tax dollars stay right here at home. This is what enables us to build such great facilities and provide such a high level of parks, recreation and public safety services.'' Sales-tax revenue makes up a little less than half of Santa Clarita's general fund of $60 million. The rest includes property taxes and vehicle license fees. Sales tax from new automobile sales contributed $1.68 million to the city coffers - a 13 percent increase from the prior year. It accounted for 27 percent of city's total sales tax receipts. General retail produced $1.69 million - an 8.1 percent increase from the same three-month period in 2003. The city has been touting touting the making of personal representations by a veterinarian to persons who are not clients in an attempt to solicit their business. ``Shop Santa Clarita'' at bus shelters bus shelter bus n → abribus m bus shelter n → Wartehäuschen nt bus shelter n → pensilina ( , street lamps and other media since last year, urging residents to shop within city limits and strengthen local sales tax receipts. Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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