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Matteson residents pay $578,151 in Municipal Sales Tax in December 2021

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Matteson taxpayers paid $578,151 in Municipal Sales Tax in December 2021, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $611,241 was collected.

Taxpayers in Matteson have paid $7.5 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 Matteson in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
December 2021$578,151-5.4
November 2021$611,241-2.8
October 2021$628,7273.5
September 2021$607,559-9.3
August 2021$669,592-6.1
July 2021$713,469-0.5
June 2021$716,7334.4
May 2021$686,719-9.6
April 2021$759,67143.5
March 2021$529,51715.6
February 2021$458,165-10.5
January 2021$511,9408.8

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