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Highland residents pay $235,515 in Municipal Sales Tax in February

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Highland taxpayers paid $235,515 in Municipal Sales Tax in February, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $310,174 was collected.

Taxpayers in Highland have paid $3.3 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 Highland in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
February$235,515-24.1
January$310,1748.7
December 2021$285,2566.4
November 2021$267,9722.5
October 2021$261,520-4.3
September 2021$273,3950.5
August 2021$272,146-4.7
July 2021$285,450-8.1
June 2021$310,74110.4
May 2021$281,353-4.7
April 2021$295,23642.4
March 2021$207,359-16.7

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