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Alpha taxpayers give $6,488 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

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Alpha taxpayers paid $6,488 in Municipal Sales Tax in July, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $7,096 was collected.

Taxpayers in Alpha have paid $73,216 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 Alpha in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
July$6,488-8.6
June$7,09611.6
May$6,356-3.1
April$6,55677.6
March$3,692-4.1
February$3,848-46.6
January$7,20614.4
December 2021$6,299-6.6
November 2021$6,747-10.5
October 2021$7,53547.3
September 2021$5,117-18.5
August 2021$6,2766.2

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