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Olympia Fields residents pay $122,380 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Olympia Fields taxpayers paid $122,380 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $125,594 was collected.

Taxpayers in Olympia Fields have paid $1.5 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 Olympia Fields in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$122,380-2.6
April$125,59415.7
March$108,505-4
February$113,077-18.4
January$138,65510.3
December 2021$125,6972.1
November 2021$123,0822.3
October 2021$120,294-1.8
September 2021$122,5180.5
August 2021$121,874-2.4
July 2021$124,888-18.3
June 2021$152,95029.9

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