May sales taxes below target in most states
| Reuters
Meanwhile, two-thirds of states reported an
increase in sales tax collections from a year ago, also less than the 75
percent that registered increases in April.
Warm winter weather could have benefited sales tax receipts earlier in the year, the economic newsletter said.
States
get one-third of their revenue from sales tax, which is the
second-largest tax source after personal income taxes. Alaska, Delaware,
New Hampshire and Oregon do not charge sales tax.
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