Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect July 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 July 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: $41,664 ($40,519); $84,561 ($77,495)
Maben: $7,780 ($7,296): $16,218 ($15,917)
Mantee: $2,515 ($3,786); $4,892 ($6,271)
Mathiston: $20,140 ($20,792); $40,396 ($40,773)
Walthall: $3,032 ($2,647); $6,803 ($5,969)
