Dec 2025, sales tax collections were higher than Dec 2024 by 8% and the Dec 2025 bed tax is higher than Dec 2024 by 7%.  On average, December is the 7th highest month of the year for sales and bed tax combined.  Dec 2025 ranked the 3rd highest month in FY26.

December 2025 recorded the highest combined sales and bed tax collections for the month of December in the past 10 years.

Details are below.

 Sales Tax & Bed Tax Revenues by Category in Comparison to December 2024

• Construction – up 61%
• Amusements & Other – up 21%

 Out of $3,865,948.14 received in December’s tax reporting, $3,611,791.69 is attributed to December sales, the remainder is either from prior months or misfilings. 

 Construction was up 61% in December 2025 which could be influenced by weather conditions and/or seasonal and scheduling factors. 

Amusements & Other increased 21% in December 2025, likely reflecting seasonal activity, event participation, and overall consumer spending trends.

Sales & Bed Tax Revenues by Month

• Monthly budgets are based on a seasonally adjusted average of historical collections.
• Year-to-date sales tax is higher than budget expectations by 11%
• Year-to-date bed tax is higher than budget expectations by 11%.

FY26 year-to-date increases (decreases) over FY25 for the same period: