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Cass County residents pay $526,466 in Municipal Sales Tax in August

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Cass County taxpayers paid $526,466 in Municipal Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $616,427 was collected.

Taxpayers in Cass County have paid $6.8 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 Cass County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$526,466,000-14.6
July$616,427,000-4.9
June$647,901,00010.8
May$584,622,000-5.4
April$618,176,00033.4
March$463,551,000-13.1
February$533,443,000-10.1
January$593,422,0003.5
December 2021$573,544,0004.8
November 2021$547,300,0006.0
October 2021$516,382,000-4.2
September 2021$538,858,000-0.7

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