Cities pave our streets, fight crime, prepare us for disaster, bring water to our taps, take our trash away, build and maintain our infrastructure - the list goes on and on.  These services cost money.  Trinidad's General Fund revenue is made up of the following sources:

Sales Tax

Sales taxes are a leading source of city revenue.  The revenue can be used for any purpose other than payment of debt.  The Texas comptroller, who "rebates" the city share on a monthly basis, performs collection of sales taxes.  The comptroller retains a small portion of the city tax revenue to cover the state's administrative costs.