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Viola residents pay $7,140 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Viola taxpayers paid $7,140 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $9,175 was collected.

Taxpayers in Viola have paid $92,581 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 Viola in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$7,140-22.2
April$9,17558.3
March$5,796-17.9
February$7,063-9.7
January$7,8265.4
December 2021$7,4271.9
November 2021$7,285-10.5
October 2021$8,140-0.2
September 2021$8,15616
August 2021$7,032-30.1
July 2021$10,05834.4
June 2021$7,4836.4

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