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Jerome residents pay $27,432 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Jerome taxpayers paid $27,432 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $28,045 was collected.

Taxpayers in Jerome have paid $321,861 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 Jerome in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$27,432-2.2
April$28,04527.7
March$21,970-10
February$24,415-21.6
January$31,12425.8
December 2021$24,741-15.3
November 2021$29,19516.3
October 2021$25,100-9.5
September 2021$27,734-0.6
August 2021$27,9084.3
July 2021$26,758-2.5
June 2021$27,4390.5

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