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Mount Pulaski residents pay $9,690 in Municipal Sales Tax in April

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Mount Pulaski taxpayers paid $9,690 in Municipal Sales Tax in April, according to Illinois tax records.

This is an increase over the month before when $8,872 was collected.

Taxpayers in Mount Pulaski have paid $120,588 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 Mount Pulaski in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
April$9,6909.2
March$8,872-1.4
February$8,995-10.9
January$10,0904.1
December 2021$9,690-7.5
November 2021$10,4806.1
October 2021$9,878-2.4
September 2021$10,123-1.9
August 2021$10,321-15.3
July 2021$12,18617.3
June 2021$10,3895.2
May 2021$9,874-15.9

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