Millions collected in taxes for Navajo

Barry Platero works in a window frame at the McKinley County Public Safety Building on Monday afternoon. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Karen Francis
Diné Bureau

WINDOW ROCK — The Navajo Tax Commission collected nearly $29.5 million in taxes during the third quarter of fiscal year 2009. The third quarter is April 1 to June 30.

That number is slightly down from last fiscal year’s third quarter collection, which was just over $30 million.

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