Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect November 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 November 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: $46,655 ($41,800); $242,673 ($208,479)
Mantee: $2,291 ($1,744); $11,477 ($11,655)
Mathiston: $20,321 ($18,888); $106,684 ($100,260)
Walthall: $2,563 (2,492); $13,929 ($15,213)