The Puerto Rico Treasury Department announced Monday that September collections reflected an increase of $109 million, or 18 percent, compared to the same month last year.

The Puerto Rico Treasury Department collected $40 million less last month with $472.7 million in net revenue, down from the $513.5 million in net revenue in the books for the same month last year, according to figures the agency released Thursday.

Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta said Thursday the government collected $495 million in General Fund revenue in July, the first month of the current fiscal year.