ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County tax collections from hotel and resort stays continued to be at historic lows through the end of 2020 due to the pandemic as COVID-19 infections are on the rise country wide, according to an update from the County Comptroller’s office.Tourism Development Taxes, or TDT dollars, are released a month after the completed tax period.
On Wednesday, the Comptroller Phil Diamond shared November’s intake was more than $8.7 million. That is a 66% drop from November 2019.[TRENDING: Trump supporters storm Capitol | How to get vaccine in Fla. | Vaccines given to rich donors?]The county has continued to see a month over month improvement in TDT collections since the initial fallout in April when the lockdown began.