Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect May 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 May 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: $50,092 ($55,408); $570,572 ($529,189)
Maben: $10,124 ($6.943); $101,828 ($92,305)
Mantee: $2,358 ($2,352); $26,156 ($27,347)
Mathiston: $23,802 ($21,759) $255,938 ($251,986)
Walthall: $3,029 ($2,633) $34,159 ($34,104)
