Thursday, July 2, 2009

Orange County, FL May Resort Tax Collections Dip 18% in May

ORLANDO, FL -- County Comptroller Martha Haynie (top right photo) announced today that resort tax collections received by the County in June for the hotel collection month of May 2009 were $11,137,900.

Resort taxes are charged on short-term rentals, mostly hotels and motels.

Comptroller Haynie noted that May 2009 collections were eighteen percent lower than May 2008.
“The County has adequate cash reserves for its tourist development tax bond obligations, but it will be good news when the month to month comparisons turn positive again,” Haynie added.

For a complete copy of the news release, please contact:

Martha O. Haynie, (407) 836-5690
Joan Randolph, Tele: 407-836-5986, Fax: 407-836-5599

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