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Highland collects $114,748 in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in March

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Highland taxpayers paid $114,748 in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in March, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $128,555 was collected.

Taxpayers in Highland have paid $1.9 million in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in the last 12 months.

The Non-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.

Non-Home Rule Sales Tax collected in Highland in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
March$114,748-10.7
February$128,555-30.5
January$184,8609.5
December 2021$168,76311
November 2021$152,012-2.5
October 2021$155,861-2
September 2021$159,0233.5
August 2021$153,703-7.2
July 2021$165,6304.2
June 2021$159,0000.4
May 2021$158,302-1
April 2021$159,89650.2

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