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By Brendan LaChance on February 23, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. Wyoming saw total sales and use tax collections from the mining sector reach $63.4 million in calendar year 2020, according to the Feb. 2021 Wyoming Economic Indicators report from the state’s Economic Analysis Division.
That is $48.3 million less (-43.3%) than the five-year average, according to the report.
The state saw $4.8 million in 4% sales and use tax collections from the mining sector in Dec. 2020. That was an increase of $1.5 million from Nov. 2020, but $5.6 million less than what was collected in Dec. 2019.
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4% sales and use tax collections from the lodging sector was $1.4 million in Dec. 2020, which the report states was 9% less than in Dec. 2019.