The following statistics, released by Runner, show the status of fire tax billings as of Friday, October 5:
Bills Mailed
The
State of California has mailed 330,785 bills—roughly 40% of those
slated to go out by December. Ten thousand bills mail each weekday.
Revenue Collected
The State has received $10,831,807 so far in fire tax revenue. The state budget assumes total program revenue of $84 million.
Payment Status
Of the 119,426 bills to come due so far (30 days after the billing date):
* 72,288 (61%) were paid in full.
* 1,717 were partially paid.
* 45,421 (38%) were unpaid and overdue.
Returned Mail
3,649 bills were returned because of undeliverable addresses.
