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Columbus residents pay $418 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Columbus taxpayers paid $418 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $428 was collected.

Taxpayers in Columbus have paid $4,273 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 Columbus in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$418-2.3
April$42816.9
March$3663.7
February$353-5.9
January$37524.6
December 2021$301-23.8
November 2021$39512.5
October 2021$3516.7
September 2021$3292.2
August 2021$322-1.2
July 2021$3265.5
June 2021$309-1.3

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