Spokane County sales tax growth lulls at 1% after averaging 4% for over 20 years

Spokane County sales tax growth lulls at 1% after averaging 4% for over 20 years


(The Center Square) – The new year is here, but municipalities still need to finish collecting taxes from the last one. Spokane County is no exception, with sales tax revenue still 1.4% behind initial projections.

Municipalities typically collect taxes each quarter, with the most recent data available through October 2024. Randy Bischoff, senior director of Finance & Administration, presented those numbers to the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, detailing some trends.

The December report through October showed that the county’s sales tax revenue was 1.4%, or $1.1 million, behind the $79.3 million it anticipated generating by then. The county collected $6.9 million last month, 4.6% more than December 2023, but annual growth is only about 1%. 

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Bischoff is still waiting on data through the end of

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