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$5,624 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in May for Wataga

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Wataga taxpayers paid $5,624 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $8,251 was collected.

Taxpayers in Wataga have paid $80,283 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 Wataga in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$5,624-31.8
April$8,25161.5
March$5,109-24
February$6,722-13
January$7,72225.7
December 2021$6,1416.8
November 2021$5,75116.7
October 2021$4,929-34.9
September 2021$7,5755.5
August 2021$7,17717.7
July 2021$6,097-33.6
June 2021$9,18510.2

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