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Steger residents pay $50,725 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Steger taxpayers paid $50,725 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $52,744 was collected.

Taxpayers in Steger have paid $597,639 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 Steger in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$50,725-3.8
April$52,74425.9
March$41,882-5.5
February$44,301-18
January$53,99710.5
December 2021$48,8440.5
November 2021$48,622-7.3
October 2021$52,4436.5
September 2021$49,242-2.4
August 2021$50,451-4.9
July 2021$53,0283.2
June 2021$51,3603.2

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