by Associated Press Published: July 18,2012
Tags: budget, city, municipal government, municipality, retail, sales, Sales Tax, shop, shopper, shopping, tax, tax collection, tourism, tourist, visditor
NATCHEZ — Sales tax collections in May for the city of Natchez increased 9.5 percent over May of last year. The Natchez Democrat reports it was the 10th month of an upward trend in sales taxes for Natchez. Overall sales tax collections totaled approximately $447,780, up approximately $38,980 from the $408,800 collected in May 2011. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 7,2012
Tags: county govetnment, home, house, land, property, real estate, residence, tax, tax collection, taxpayer
NATCHEZ — Adams County has seventy-two parcels of land that County Supervisor David Carter characterizes as “not doing anything for anybody.” Carter says that land should be back in the hands of Adams County’s taxpayers. If he can, Carter tells The Natchez Democrat he wants to organize a land sale to make that happen. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 27,2012
Tags: budget, education, elementary education, elementary school, high school, junior high school, learn, learning, public education, public school, recession, school, school district, secondary education, student, tax, tax collection, taxpayer, teach, teacher, teaching
HATTIESBURG — The Forrest County School District will not request a millage increase for 2012-13, but will instead use money from its reserve fund to pay for extra expenses in its budget. The Hattiesburg American reports the school district’s budget for the upcoming school year is $24.9 million, up from last year’s budget of $23.9 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 11,2011
Tags: casinos, education, entertainment, gambling, gaming, gaming taxes, hotels, lodging, restaurants, schools, tax collection, tax revenues, taxes, tourism, tourists, visitors
NATCHEZ — The Natchez-Adams School District wants to jump on board with the city and county to receive gaming tax dollars from a proposed new casino. The Natchez Democrat reports interim superintendent Joyce Johnson asked the school board at yesterday’s meeting to allow the board attorney to discuss with the Natchez Board of Aldermen if [...] [...]
JACKSON — Preliminary figures show the state’s revenue collections in March exceeded the forecast, but Gov. Haley Barbour is still pushing for caution when spending. “As of (yesterday), Mississippi’s preliminary March revenue collections exceeded the revised estimate by 2.16 percent,” Barbour said. “The state collected $9.8 million above the revised March estimate, which was adopted [...] [...]
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