Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect February 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 February 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: $30,895 ($33,032); $316,761 ($322,988)
Maben: $7,380 ($6,942); $72,676 ($70,515)
Mantee: $1,853 ($2,125); $17,896 ($23,157)
Mathiston: $12,577 ($13,901); $135,054 ($136,579)
Walthall: $1,342 ($986); $10,22 ($11,545)
