Sales Inside The City Of Kingsport Are On The Rise, With December Sales Tax Collections Posting The Second Largest Increase In A Decade. Sales Tax Collections Jumped 11.1 Percent For December, While Collections Through Eight Months Of The Fiscal Year Are Up 5.8 Percent. On A Budgetary Basis, Kingsport Sales Tax Collections Are Running About 126-Thousand Dollars Ahead Of Budget.