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: $38,058 (37,844); $425,581 ($434,342)
Maben: $7,710 ($7,535); $97,625 ($93,963)
Mantee: $3,456 ($2,621); $27,131 ($30,620)
Mathiston: $20,581 ($18,068); $190,047 ($187,811)
Walthall: $1,838 ($1,212); $16,213 ($14,707)
