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St. Clair County residents pay $1.8 million in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in August

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St. Clair County taxpayers paid $1.8 million in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $1.9 million was collected.

Taxpayers in St. Clair County have paid $20.7 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 St. Clair County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$1,758,138,000-5.8
July$1,867,272,000-5.6
June$1,978,858,0009.0
May$1,816,182,000-0.2
April$1,819,824,00035.3
March$1,344,871,000-13.4
February$1,552,530,000-17.3
January$1,877,083,00014.0
December 2021$1,646,467,000-2.8
November 2021$1,693,529,0002.0
October 2021$1,661,027,000-0.0
September 2021$1,661,553,0005.1

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