Orange County Sales Tax Revenue Comes 10 Percent Under Budget

Orange County Sales Tax Revenue Comes 10 Percent Under Budget

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.—Orange County’s year-to-date sales tax revenue has performed nearly 10 percent below expectations, according to Kerry Gallagher, county finance commissioner, at the Ways and Means Committee meeting on April 22. Sales tax is the single largest income for the growing Hudson Valley county, covering more than 40 percent of its budgeted expenses this year. It also plays a sizable role in the day-to-day operations of 30 or so local…