The latest figures show Missouri revenues are down in some key categories.
The state collected nearly 507 million dollars last month, compared to 513 million in July of 2014, a drop of just over one percent. State Budget Director Linda Luebbering said it’s due in part to fraud prevention measures at the federal level:
“There was this big issue where people were claiming other people’s refunds…so our Department of Revenue put into a place a process to catch that on the front end, which basically slowed refunds down a little bit," said Lueberring. "Refunds that normally would have gotten paid in June got paid in July, so it’s a one-time issue.”
Also, sales tax collections this July were nearly 2 percent lower than in July of last year. Corporate and franchise tax collections, though, were 19 percent higher last month than in July 2014. Tuesday's revenue report was also Luebbering’s final one, as she’s scheduled to retire later this week.