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: $33,887 ($33,676); $106,436 ($106,174)
Maben: $7,381 ($7,305); $22,805 ($22,484)
Mantee: $2,155 ($2,036); $6,505 ($5,653)
Mathiston: $16,608 ($15,806); $49,606 ($47,909)
Walthall: $1,656 ($1,217); $4,394 ($3,638)
