Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect January 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 January 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: $31,567 ($31,593); $270,609 ($276,538)
Maben: $7,030 ($6,731); $60,266 ($61,204)
Mantee: $1,645 ($1,684): $15,711 ($16,456)
Mathiston: $14,955 ($15,756); $133,971 ($164,798)
Walthall: $3,086 ($2,758); $26,607 ($28,418)
