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Pontoon Beach residents pay $99,753 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

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Pontoon Beach taxpayers paid $99,753 in Municipal Sales Tax in July, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $126,277 was collected.

Taxpayers in Pontoon Beach have paid $1.1 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 Pontoon Beach in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
July$99,753-21
June$126,277-14.8
May$148,17250.2
April$98,66712.3
March$87,8401.9
February$86,2019.3
January$78,8512.3
December 2021$77,050-2.9
November 2021$79,380-11.8
October 2021$89,9908.2
September 2021$83,1584.8
August 2021$79,355-9

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