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Second quarter sales tax increases from last year

By Scott Wagar

07/15/2014

Bottineau’s 2014 city sales tax for the second quarter is higher than the first quarter of 2014 along with the second quarter in 2013.

Second quarter sales tax for 2014 in Bottineau was $255,888, which is an increase of $1,755 from the first quarter that ended at $254,133.

If the numbers are broken down for the second quarter, they are as follows:

● April - $97,784
● May – 81,875
● June - $76,229

When compared to the second quarter in 2013, this year’s sales tax increased by $3,884. From April to June in 2013, sales tax for the city was at $252,004.

With $510,021 raised to date in the city of Bottineau, the city is on its way to breaking a million dollars for the second year in a row.