This marks the eleventh straight month of double-digit declines. Merchants reported sales of nearly $3.2 billion in September, a drop of 20.3 percent compared with the same period one year ago.
For the quarter, the Modified Business Tax was $95.7 million, $74 million greater than last year for a 29 percent increase. Still, business license fees fell 28 percent to $3.8 million.
Combined, sales and business tax collections dropped $15.9 million, or 4.4 percent.
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