Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect November 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 November 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: $31,780 ($35,251); $205,522 ($210,303)
Maben: $8,328 ($7,549); $45,403 ($45,567)
Mantee: $2,465 ($2,107); $12,156 ($12,815)
Mathiston: $16,903 ($52,620); $102,300 ($132,145)
Walthall: $4,726 ($15,607); $19,999 ($22,469)