09/04/2010 (4:18 pm)
Orange County resort tax up 20%
Collection of Orange County resort tax increased 20 percent to $13.1 million in July from $10.9 million last July, according to Orange County statistics released Sept. 2.
The county collected $126.3 million from September through July, up 2.4 percent from $123.3 million reported for the same period last year.
Resort taxes are charged on short-term hotel and motel rentals and are used to market the area and build and market facilities like the Orange County Convention Center and Amway Arena.
“We have now had six months of [resort tax] collections exceeding the same months in 2009,” said County Comptroller Martha Haynie, in a prepared statement. “Congratulations to Universal Studios for bringing us the real magic of Harry Potter, and to our entire tourism industry for its resilience,” she said.
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