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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

$280,854 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in June for Lemont

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Lemont taxpayers paid $280,854 in Municipal Sales Tax in June, according to Illinois tax records.

This is an increase over the month before when $276,791 was collected.

Taxpayers in Lemont have paid $3.2 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 Lemont in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
June$280,8541.5
May$276,7918.6
April$254,83216.8
March$218,214-8.7
February$239,136-23
January$310,3759.8
December 2021$282,661-6.2
November 2021$301,44414.4
October 2021$263,4668.1
September 2021$243,747-2.8
August 2021$250,823-8.8
July 2021$275,0130.7

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