Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect August 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 August 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: $34,038 ($33,887); $103,533 ($106,436)
Maben: $7,405 ($7,381); $21,801 ($22,805)
Mantee: $2,745 ($2,155); $6,080 ($6,505)
Mathiston: $17,191 ($16,608); $51,670 ($49,606)
Walthall: $3,650 ($1,655); $10,232 ($4,394).
