Conroe’s April sales tax revenue dips 1.13% from April 2019

In May, that number was about $4.4 million, while in May 2019 it was $4.6 million.

So far, the city has collected about $24.57 million in sales tax revenue this year, while last year at this time, it had collected $23.89 million, which represents a 2.79% increase.

City officials have said better-than-expected sales tax revenue for the first half of fiscal year 2019-20 has cushioned most of the blow the coronavirus could have on year-end numbers.

“Where it’s really going to hurt us is [when] we start talking about next year’s budget, ... looking at next year’s sales tax number,” Conroe Assistant Director of Finance Collin Boothe said.

For FY 2020-21, the city could see a loss of $1.5 million, he said at an April 23 City Council meeting.