Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect April 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 April 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: $45,351 ($33,227); $427,925 ($369,377)
Maben: $8,886 ($8,299); $86,501 ($84,206)
Mantee: $2,999 ($2,219); $27,486 ($23,385)
Mathiston: $24,721 ($22,402); $214,926 ($193,251)
Walthall: $3,224 ($2,982); $35,419 ($31,980).
