By Chris Rosa
Down 25 percent. Down 16 percent. Down 12 percent. Down 62 percent. Down 28 percent and down 12 percent.
All of these downs are the outcome of December, 2009 sales tax collections in Vermilion Parish.
For the sixth straight month, sales tax collections have fallen and fallen hard.
Municipalities and governmental bodies such as the School Board, Police Jury and Sheriff Department were hoping sales from Christmas shopping would end the skid.
It did not happen. It may have slowed it down, but the decline of sales tax collections continues.
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