Longview Sales Tax Receipts See Big Increase

LONGVIEW � Longview sees a 19% jump in sales tax revenue in December compared to December 2011. According to KETK, Longview brought in $1.7 million for the month; $1.4 million came in last December. The increase also gets the city back on track for its budget after being down the last couple of months. Officials hope the upswing continues. City spokesman Shawn Hara says, �Hopefully this a good sign of holiday months coming up, the holiday spending that�ll be happening in the area, �cause that�s good for the Longview economy, and it�s good for us being able to provide services. This is one of our main sources of revenue to be able to provide services like police and fire and streets.�