Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect April 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 April 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: $46,335 ($45,205); $520,481 ($473,781)
Maben: $6,719 ($8,082); $91,704 ($85,362)
Mantee: $2,894 ($2,300); $23,797 ($24,995)
Mathiston: $23,993 ($24,357); $232,136 ($230,227)
Walthall: $2,566 ($2,447); $31,130 ($31,471)
