Longmont's sales-tax revenue up 2.1%
Beth Potter
LONGMONT - The city of Longmont reported a 2.1 percent increase in sales- and use-tax revenue from transactions in March.

Collections in April, representing sales in March, were $4,287,696, compared with $4,199,864 for the same period a year ago.

Sales tax on retail goods was up 6.1 percent for the month, but use-tax revenue decreased by 2.5 percent compared with the same period a year ago.

Year-to-date, sales-tax revenue is up 5 percent compared with the first three months of 2012, and use-tax revenue is down 3.8 percent.

Lodgers' tax collected in April, representing stays in March, was up 13.1 percent, at $21,399 this year from $18,921 in 2012. For the year to date, the lodgers' tax is up 11.4 percent, at $59,808 for the first three months of this year from $53,693 for the first three months of last year.