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Taxes in Baytown
City of Baytown ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.

THE TAX RATE WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $0.00.



 



City of Baytown Revenues by Source (2006-07 Fiscal Year)

Ad Valorem Tax
$15,965,988 17.2%
Sales & Use Taxes
6,976,000 7.5%
IDA Payments
18,163,506 19.5%
Other Taxes
580,594 0.6%
Franchise Tax
3,766,700 4.1%
Licenses & Permits
856,153 0.9%
Intergovernmental
1,215,706 1.3%
Charges for Services
31,025,291 33.4%
Fines & Forfeitures
2,152,200 2.3%
Investment Earnings
1,340,700 1.4%
Other
5,504,267 5.9%
Hotel/Motel Tax
580,000 0.6%
Use of Fund Balance
4,784,610 5.1%
Total Revenues
$92,911,715 100.0%


City of Baytown Expenditures by Function (2006-07 Fiscal Year)

General Government
$5,851,242 6%
Fiscal Services
2,711,677 3%
Police
13,842,471 15%
Fire
8,051,765 9%
Other Public Safety
3,131,203 3%
Planning & Dev. Services
1,139,539 1%
Public Works
3,937,226 4%
Health & Welfare
1,179,020 1%
ITS
1,578,730 2%
Parks & Recreation
3,088,477 3%
Library
2,125,616 2%
General Fund Capital
2,577,796 3%
General Fund Transfers Out
1,406,379 2%
Hotel/Motel
872,742 1%
Water & Sewer
27,131,464 29%
Sanitation
3,535,070 4%
Debt Service
8,187,489 9%
Storm Water Utility
470,335 1%
Central Services
2,093,474 2%
Total Expenditures
$92,911,715  


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 Related Forms and Documents
City of Baytown Effective Tax Rate Calculation - 2007 PDF Format (75k)



Last updated: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 at 8:52:37 AM

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