Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect March 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 March 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: $36,395 ($35,951); $336,149 ($343,488) Maben: $8,893 ($8,216); $75,907 ($76,587) Mantee: $2,928 ($2,374); $21,167 ($20,559) Mathiston: $20,799 ($18,339); $170,849 ($196,662) Walthall: $2,391 ($3,420); $28,998 ($34,631)
