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Renard Johnson: “In December, we had the record number of sales tax that…”

Featuring: Renard Johnson, Mayor of El Paso | Texas

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Mayor Johnson outlines 2026 priorities at El Paso 'State of the City' address

Published | Video Starts at 32:46

So El Paso's county is strong. And I actually have. On the next slide, I can show you that one of the things that happened here is in, In December, we had the record number of sales tax that we've ever collected in the city of $16.6 million. That was sales tax revenue. We collected it in February, but it was for the month of December. That right there, you guys, is how we start lowering your property taxes. (32:46–32:55)

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Asserts that El Paso collected a record $16.6 million in sales tax in December.

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