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$23.9 million in Municipal Sales Tax collected in August for Tazewell County

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Tazewell County taxpayers paid $23.9 million in Municipal Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $27.4 million was collected.

Taxpayers in Tazewell County have paid $294.4 million in Municipal Sales Tax in the last 12 months.

The Municipal Sales Tax is collected for municipal governments 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.

Municipal Sales Tax collected in Tazewell County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$23,876,317,000-12.8
July$27,387,895,0002.3
June$26,773,670,0002.4
May$26,157,662,0000.7
April$25,969,780,00033.4
March$19,465,186,000-6.1
February$20,729,306,000-24.7
January$27,540,578,00016.7
December 2021$23,604,846,000-0.8
November 2021$23,786,695,0001.4
October 2021$23,462,607,000-8.6
September 2021$25,678,413,0009.2

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