Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect February 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 February 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: $30,999 ($30,895); $307,537 ($316,761)
Maben: $7,166 ($7,380); $68,370 ($72,676)
Mantee: $1,729 ($1,853); $18,185 ($17,896)
Mathiston: $13,525 ($12,577); $178,322 ($125,054)
Walthall: $2,792 ($1,342); $31,211 ($10,822)
