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: $37,264 ($33,872); $175,052 ($181,275)
Maben: $7,550 ($7,932); $38,018 ($38,278)
Mantee: $1, 904 ($1,943); $10,708 ($9,602)
Mathiston: $15,595 ($14,419); $79,524 ($78,406)
Walthall: $1,212 ($1,182); $6,862 ($5,808)