Sales tax in the Haines Borough this year is down 31% through August, according to a recent report. The borough had collected $1.7 million in sales tax by the end of August this year, compared to $2.4 million by the same time in 2019.
According to the report, sales tax revenue for January, February and March of 2020 was on par, even slightly better, than sales tax collected during the same months in 2019. A…