sales tax

Local sales taxes saw mixed results in February, but most municipalities saw a decrease in collections from the year before. State Comptroller Tom DiN...

ALLEGANY — While the community of Allegany continues to maintain daily life during the continuing pandemic, leaders are hopeful that proposed state ai...

While most counties and cities in the region saw lower sales tax receipts in November, most came in ahead of statewide losses. Across the state, local...

A strong September helped wipe away many of the local sales tax collection losses earlier this year, the state reported Tuesday. But state aid cuts an...

OLEAN — Local counties saw sales tax revenues slip again in August, according to state officials. The Office of the State Comptroller reported Thursda...

LITTLE VALLEY — Even amid a pandemic, it’s time to start preparing the 2021 Cattaraugus County budget. With county revenues down between $6 million an...

OLEAN — July saw double-digit sales tax declines across the region because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but local taxing bodies are in better shape this ...

OLEAN — A busy June for businesses helped ease local sales tax collection woes, but receipts over the last quarter still lag behind 2019. “The COVID-1...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County’s fund balance grew by more than $1 million by the end of 2019, according to the county’s accounting firm. Auditors...

LITTLE VALLEY — The coronavirus pandemic has put a big dent in Cattaraugus County’s revenue. With New York state looking at a $13 billion budget short...

ALBANY (AP) — New sales tax data released by the state shows New York counties are reaping far less revenue so far this year following the Cuomo admin...

BELMONT — Higher sales tax rates are likely to stay on the receipts of Allegany County residents for another three years. The Allegany County Board of...

SYRACUSE — We’ve done some research on persistent questions about New York’s upcoming plastic bag ban. Here are some results, according to the state D...

LITTLE VALLEY — Last year was a record year for Cattaraugus County’s sales tax receipts. The $17.1 million in 2019 county sales tax receipts is an ind...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — New York’s plastic bag ban is coming soon. Here’s what you need to know about the new law. Who’s covered and when does it start? Any ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency agreed Tuesday to set public hearings for two proposed projects: Four Mile Brewin...

ALBANY — Assemblyman Joseph Giglio described the new $175.5 billion state budget Tuesday with two words: disappointing and disturbing. “It’s very bad,...

LITTLE VALLEY — As the $175.5 billion New York state budget passed over the weekend, Cattaraugus County Administrator Jack Searles mulled its impact o...