AMARILLO,TEXAS -- A new report by the Commerce Department showed retail sales rose 1.6 percent in March making it the biggest gain in four months.
That good news is trickling down to Amarillo. During April the numbers appear to be in good condition.
City of Amarillo Finance Director Michelle Bonner said, "Our sales tax numbers for April that we received in April was 2 ,978,000 that's down slightly about 16,000 although its still down lot less in previous months."
Although we aren't hitting our desired budget city officials say they are working hard to make sure we come out even by cutting the general fund by 3%.
