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Curran taxpayers give $5,310 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Curran taxpayers paid $5,310 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $5,347 was collected.

Taxpayers in Curran have paid $63,615 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 Curran in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$5,310-0.7
April$5,347165
March$2,018-22.7
February$2,612-63.6
January$7,1844.8
December 2021$6,8569.8
November 2021$6,2466.3
October 2021$5,87811.6
September 2021$5,267-1.4
August 2021$5,343-2.4
July 2021$5,473-10
June 2021$6,081-16.9

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