Osceola County hotel tax

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Osceola County’s tourist development tax continues to improve as tourism returns to Central Florida.

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Collections for December 2021 were $6.29 million, up 148% from $2.53 million for the same month in 2020, according to the Osceola County Tax Collector. The month also is an improvement (10.3% higher) from December 2019′s $5.7 million — prior to the effects of the pandemic.

The tax is collected on the sales of hotel, motel and other short-term rentals. The revenue often is used in various way to foster more tourism activity such as campaigns or to help lure events.

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