New venues help increase county's TOT revenue

Good economic conditions have contributed to an increase in San Diego County’s transient occupancy tax revenue, and an increase in the number of places to stay in unincorporated San Diego is also a factor in the increased TOT revenue.

On a countywide basis, TOT revenue increased from $5,105,749.14 in fiscal year 2017-2018 to $5,784,173.63 for 2018-2019. Fallbrook’s TOT revenue increased from $338,613.53 to $540,602.11, although a late-received payment credited to the first quarter of 2018-2019 rather than the fourth quarter of 2017-2018 contributed to that increase as well as economic growth....