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Monday, November 25, 2024

$2.3 million in Municipal Sales Tax collected in August for Pike County

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Pike County taxpayers paid $2.3 million in Municipal Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $2.7 million was collected.

Taxpayers in Pike County have paid $28.5 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 Pike County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$2,273,033,000-16.9
July$2,735,004,000-4.0
June$2,850,160,00018.8
May$2,399,383,0001.8
April$2,355,939,00029.9
March$1,813,708,000-14.2
February$2,114,484,000-16.3
January$2,525,232,0007.4
December 2021$2,350,471,0000.7
November 2021$2,335,169,000-1.6
October 2021$2,373,841,0000.7
September 2021$2,358,070,0004.5

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