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Orion residents pay $15,782 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Orion taxpayers paid $15,782 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $15,978 was collected.

Taxpayers in Orion have paid $202,481 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 Orion in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$15,782-1.2
April$15,97823.3
March$12,957-21.5
February$16,509-13.7
January$19,12618.4
December 2021$16,160-18.3
November 2021$19,7843.8
October 2021$19,06419.5
September 2021$15,948-9.4
August 2021$17,6034.2
July 2021$16,8991.4
June 2021$16,671-11.5

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