Mascoutah taxpayers give $87,262 in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in 2020

Mascoutah taxpayers give ,262 in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in 2020

Oct 11, 2021

ByMetro East Sun

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Mascoutah taxpayers paid $87,262 in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in 2020, according to Illinois tax records.

This is an increase over the year before when $87,078 was collected.

The Municipal Home Rule 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 Home Rule Sales Tax collected in Mascoutah in recent years

Year	Amount Collected	% Change from Previous Year
2020	$87,262	0.2
2019	$87,078	-14.2

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