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East St. Louis collects $76,000 in Municipal Sales Tax in February

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East St. Louis taxpayers paid $76,000 in Municipal Sales Tax in February, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $96,853 was collected.

Taxpayers in East St. Louis have paid $1.2 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 East St. Louis in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
February$76,000-21.5
January$96,85314.5
December 2021$84,5952.6
November 2021$82,424-25.1
October 2021$110,02913.8
September 2021$96,711-3
August 2021$99,7131.9
July 2021$97,869-11.4
June 2021$110,4941.3
May 2021$109,124-3.1
April 2021$112,67347.5
March 2021$76,407-26.4

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