December sales tax check up 8 percent from last year

Springfield's December 1 percent sales tax check from the Missouri Department of Revenue increased 7.65 percent to $3.4 million, compared to December 2009 revenue collections of $3.2 million, according to a city news release.

The December check, which covers purchases from the previous month, trumps November's 1 percent tax check, which came in at roughly $2 million.

The December check marks the halfway point in the city's sales tax collections for the 2010-11 fiscal year, which began in July.

Year-to-date collections are $18 million, a 3.5 percent increase over $17.4 million recorded at the same time last year.