Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Sales Tax Winners & Losers

Sales tax revenue fell for most cities in the Jackson metro area for the fiscal year that ended June 30.  Such losses were expected due to the pandemic and related shutdowns.  However, the news was not gloom for all as sales tax revenue increased for Clinton, Pearl, and Madison. 
The big losers were cities with large retail footprints.   Jackson lost $1.2 million while Flowood lost $627,821 and Ridgeland lost $111,822.  Clinton  ($41,757), Pearl ($648,693), and Madison ($289,216) all gained ground despite the pandemic.

Brandon: $5,987,331 (-628)
Byram: $3,074,895 (-537,003)
Canton: $3,015,959 (-6,009)
Clinton: $4,945,167 ($41,757)
Flowood: $11,770,510 (- $627,821)
Florence: $794,497 (- $58,995)
Jackson: $26,944,761 (- $1,199,975)
Madison: $9,209,189 ($289,216)
Pearl: $10,895, 289 ($648,693)
Richland:   $6,372,394 (- $266,828)
Ridgeland: $13,220,591 (- $111,822)
Scooba: $84,892 (- $4,732)










16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Scooba?

Anonymous said...

Look at all that money now we can really cure Covid.

Anonymous said...

Fiscal year does not end until September 30th

Kingfish said...

For cities. The state FY is July 1 to June 30.

I will go back in October and report it but I will have to manually add up each month.

Anonymous said...

State of MS, cities, and school districts have July 1 - June 30 fiscal years.

Anonymous said...

Went back and looked and I was wrong. Cities are September 30.

Anonymous said...

It's easy to see which cities are thriving...red cities all.

Anonymous said...

Even absent the pandemic, thanks to the state highway department, everything south of interstate 20, in the metro, will forever be a loss-leading zone. The only product selling in that area is orange cones.

Highway 49 south of The Stack will not be completed in my lifetime, even if I'm 35.

Anonymous said...

Clinton's ST grew even without the Shoney's Roach Trap being open?



WOW!

Anonymous said...

The pandemic is a secondary problem in Jackson compared it's disastrous leadership problems as far as sales tax and any other metric of financial well being.

Anonymous said...

Not suprising that the white strongholds fare better through financial hardships while the long suffering African Americans struggle during the same period. It's almost as if one race enslaved, oppressed, and disenfranchised the other for centuries in this state.

But don't let that fact keep you bigots from making your ignorant ass redneck comments.

Anonymous said...

This is a perfect example of the income disparity, and food scarity, in Mississippi, just follow the money.

Green Acres said...

Clinton benefits from people who formerly shopped in the Jackson area because it has a lower crime rate. Kroger, Home Depot, Walmart, Tractor Supply Company and several decent restaurants bring people to Clinton.

Anonymous said...

Magee did well. Must because of the Love's Travel Center. I know that I've kept the Magee Dairy Queen going for years.

Anonymous said...

No wonder the panhandlers are on the move.

Magee Resident said...

Magee Dairy Queen is awesome!


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