Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect July 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 July 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: $36,312 ($32,650); $69,485 ($72,549)
Maben: $6,586 ($7,067); $14,395 ($15,425)
Mantee: $1,517 ($2,060); $3,335 ($4,350)
Mathiston: $17,509 ($15,939); $34,479 ($32,998)
Walthall: $3,300 ($1,170); $6,582 ($2,739)
