ITHACA, NY (CortacaToday) — Tompkins County is collecting more money from shoppers.

In August, the county saw year-over-year growth in sales tax collections. It was about a 3.7 percent increase.

Sales tax collections also saw year-over-year growth in July. That increase was smaller, at about 1.3 percent.

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