Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect December 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 December 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: $33,519 ($34,642; $239,042 ($244,945)
Maben: $7,823 ($8,905); $53,235 ($54,473)
Mantee: $1,911 ($1,957); $14,067 ($14,772)
Mathiston: $16,676 ($16,897); $118,976 ($149,042)
Walthall: $3,522 ($3,191); $23,521 ($25,660)
