Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect March 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 March sales with the previous year’s figures in parentheses, followed by fiscal year-to-date collections (since July 1) and the previous year’s YTD figures in parentheses:
Eupora: $56,110 ($50,409); $525,393 ($474,146)
Maben: $8,220 ($8,735); $95,711 ($84,985)
Mantee: $2,752 ($1,806); $24,473 ($20,904)
Mathiston: $21,696 ($21,969); $206,196 ($208,143)
Walthall: $3,088 ($3,322); $33,201 ($28,564)
Eupora Special Tax: $15,556 ($0); $90,721 ($0)
