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Homewood collects $555,260 in Municipal Sales Tax in December 2021

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Homewood taxpayers paid $555,260 in Municipal Sales Tax in December 2021, according to Illinois tax records.

This is an increase over the month before when $510,791 was collected.

Taxpayers in Homewood have paid $6.2 million 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 Homewood in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
December 2021$555,2608.7
November 2021$510,7912.5
October 2021$498,574-0.5
September 2021$501,263-5.5
August 2021$530,324-8.5
July 2021$579,5961
June 2021$573,9009.4
May 2021$524,706-8
April 2021$570,06940.5
March 2021$405,886-8.8
February 2021$444,878-17.7
January 2021$540,70020

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