Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect January sales are in from the Mississippi Department of Revenue for local municipalities.
MDR collects 81.5% of the 7% sales tax from municipalities and distributes the remaining 18.5% back to the municipalities over a three-month cycle.
These figures reflect municipal sales taxes collected on January sales with last year’s figures in parentheses, followed by fiscal year-to-date collections (since July 1) and last year’s YTD figures in parentheses:
Eupora: $36,110 ($43,710); $376,946 ($343,315)
Maben: $8,583 ($7,172); $66,334 ($60,448)
Mantee: $1,298 ($1,167); $17689 ($18,831)
Mathiston: $19,054 ($20,043); $168,406 ($164,905)
Walthall: $2,870 ($2,528); $22,719 ($23,330)
