Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect May 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 May 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: $35,401 ($38,058); $410,821 ($425,581)
Maben: $7,965 ($7,710); $92,093 ($97,625)
Mantee: $1,782 ($3,456); $24,262 ($27,131)
Mathiston: $20,254 ($20,581); $234,242 ($190,047)
Walthall: $4,017 ($1,838); $41,132 ($16,213)
