March sales tax collections weren’t as dire as Vail was expecting

March sales tax collections weren’t as dire as Vail was expecting

While March sales tax revenue in Vail was definitely down compared to last year, it wasn’t down nearly as much as officials had anticipated. In early April, while the town was still waiting for the March numbers to come in, town of Vail Finance Director Carlie Smith told the council to brace for a 15% reduction in sales tax collections. So when those numbers turned out to be only 10.3% down from last year, a sigh of relative relief was breathed …