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Mascoutah taxpayers give $56,847 in Municipal Sales Tax in March

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Mascoutah taxpayers paid $56,847 in Municipal Sales Tax in March, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $122,465 was collected.

Taxpayers in Mascoutah have paid $817,687 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 Mascoutah in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
March$56,847-53.6
February$122,46568.4
January$72,70918.6
December 2021$61,297-5.4
November 2021$64,7912.3
October 2021$63,3442
September 2021$62,1281.9
August 2021$60,987-8.3
July 2021$66,50017.3
June 2021$56,706-7.4
May 2021$61,210-10.9
April 2021$68,70331

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