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Latham collects $271 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Latham taxpayers paid $271 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $382 was collected.

Taxpayers in Latham have paid $3,847 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 Latham in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$271-29.1
April$38250.4
March$254-39.1
February$417-1.4
January$4236.5
December 2021$397-3.2
November 2021$41051.3
October 2021$2710
September 2021$2713
August 2021$263-2.6
July 2021$27023.9
June 2021$218-14.8

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