Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect April 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 April 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: $31,932 ($34,299); $375,420 ($387,522)
Maben: $7,541 ($8,802); $84,128 ($89,916)
Mantee: $1,921 ($2,571); $22,480 ($23,676)
Mathiston: $17,326 ($17,604); $213,988 ($169,466)
Walthall: $2,824 ($2,385); $37,115 ($14,375)
