Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect December 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 December 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: $34,661 ($38,734); $251,741 ($255,814)
Maben: $11,789 ($9,055); $57,912 ($55,830)
Mantee: $2,227 ($2,762); $13,854 ($19,073)
Mathiston: $15,664 ($17,670); $108,877 ($108,525)
Walthall: $1,256 ($1,259); $8,415 ($9,503)
