An upswing in sales tax from tourism and construction helped offset a dip in retail sales, boosting Haines Borough sales tax income 2 percent in 2014.
Taxable sales last year reached $52.4 million.
The increase seems to defy previously held speculation that sales tax income was largely decided by the price of fuel: When the price of fuel went up, so did borough sales tax income.
The local price of fuel held steady or declined…