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Bond County residents pay $800,470 in Municipal Sales Tax in August

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Bond County taxpayers paid $800,470 in Municipal Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $847,515 was collected.

Taxpayers in Bond County have paid $9 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 Bond County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$800,469,000-5.6
July$847,515,000-3.3
June$876,279,00010.9
May$790,236,0003.3
April$764,985,00014.7
March$667,142,0000.2
February$665,871,000-12.3
January$759,084,0003.7
December 2021$732,278,0002.9
November 2021$711,457,000less than 0.1%
October 2021$711,228,0000.4
September 2021$708,285,000-0.7

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