Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect May 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 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: $41,826 ($35,401); $411,203 ($410,821) Maben: $6,931 ($7,965); $91,137 ($92,093) Mantee: $2,946 ($1,782); $26,331 ($24,262 Mathiston: $22,782 ($20,254); $215,980 ($234,242) Walthall: $2,918 ($4,017); $34,898 ($41,132).
