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Clear Lake residents pay $257 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Clear Lake taxpayers paid $257 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is an increase over the month before when $248 was collected.

Taxpayers in Clear Lake have paid $3,073 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 Clear Lake in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$2573.6
April$24813.8
March$218-8.8
February$239-21.1
January$3032.4
December 2021$2968.8
November 2021$2726.7
October 2021$255-12.4
September 2021$29116.9
August 2021$24914.7
July 2021$217-4.8
June 2021$22810.7

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