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Chester residents pay $54,038 in Municipal Sales Tax in March

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Chester taxpayers paid $54,038 in Municipal Sales Tax in March, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $62,442 was collected.

Taxpayers in Chester have paid $752,210 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 Chester in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
March$54,038-13.5
February$62,442-4.4
January$65,335-1
December 2021$65,9917.9
November 2021$61,1335.1
October 2021$58,146-3
September 2021$59,945-1.4
August 2021$60,826-10.8
July 2021$68,2184.1
June 2021$65,5012.8
May 2021$63,701-4.8
April 2021$66,93440.5

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