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Pleasant Plains taxpayers give $7,835 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Pleasant Plains taxpayers paid $7,835 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $8,117 was collected.

Taxpayers in Pleasant Plains have paid $85,743 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 Pleasant Plains in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$7,835-3.5
April$8,11740.5
March$5,778-16.8
February$6,943-15.1
January$8,18018.9
December 2021$6,877-3.1
November 2021$7,0996.8
October 2021$6,6491.9
September 2021$6,524-23.9
August 2021$8,57616.1
July 2021$7,38927.9
June 2021$5,7769.9

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