Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect March 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 March 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: $35,951 ($36,462); $343,488 ($353,224)
Maben: $8,216 ($8,438); $76,587 ($81,114)
Mantee: $2,374 ($3,208); $20,559 ($21,104)
Mathiston: $18,339 ($16,809); $196,662 ($151,863)
Walthall: $3,420 ($1,168); $34,631 ($11,990)
