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Tazewell County taxpayers give $2.6 million in Business District Tax in August

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Tazewell County taxpayers paid $2.6 million in Business District Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $2.9 million was collected.

Taxpayers in Tazewell County have paid $31.3 million in Business District Tax in the last 12 months.

The Business District Tax is collected for other taxing jurisdictions use.

Illinois is the highest taxed state in the US.

A 2021 study from Wallet Hub found Illinois taxes are 38.95 percent higher than the national average.

Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker is accused of adding more than $5.2 billion in new or higher taxes since coming into power in early 2019. As a business owner, he has a fortune of more than $3 billion, largely based on his family's wealth and connections.

Business District Tax collected in Tazewell County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$2,642,114,000-7.6
July$2,859,929,0007.4
June$2,662,271,000-7.2
May$2,867,979,0003.7
April$2,765,147,00036.7
March$2,022,913,000-1.4
February$2,051,732,000-37.7
January$3,295,131,00027.4
December 2021$2,585,441,0008.1
November 2021$2,392,089,000-1.3
October 2021$2,423,677,000-12.2
September 2021$2,759,909,00020.3

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