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Sales Tax Numbers Keep Increasing

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Tulsa's mayor is breathing a little easier these days.  Tulsa's yo-yoing sales taxes numbers have seemed to stabilize in recent months.

Mayor Bartlett says figures have been averaging between 3 and 5% up, depending on the category. That allows more flexibility in budgeting. However the mayor wants  to remain on a conservative spending path.

He says the improving figures shows that Tulsa's economy continues to improve. The city is funded with sales tax receipts.

A crash in sales tax numbers in 2010, caused city layoffs and drastic budget cuts.