Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect November sales are in from the Mississippi Department of Revenue for local municipalities.
MDR collects 81.5 percent of the 7 percent sales tax from municipalities and distributes the remaining 18.5 percent 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: $44,330 ($35,632); $252,809 ($228,162)
Maben: $7,453 ($7,035); $46,230 ($45,780)
Mantee: $3,696 (2,259); $15,351 ($15,456)
Mathiston: $22,377 ($218,270); ($122,637 ($114,854)
Walthall: $2,576 ($2,920); $17,789 ($19,484)