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Piatt County residents pay $22,688 in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in August

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Piatt County taxpayers paid $22,688 in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in August, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $24,508 was collected.

Taxpayers in Piatt County have paid $233,922 in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in the last 12 months.

The Non-Home Rule 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.

Non-Home Rule Sales Tax collected in Piatt County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
August$22,688,000-7.4
July$24,507,0006.9
June$22,931,00024.0
May$18,499,0003.6
April$17,851,00037.1
March$13,020,000-23.1
February$16,935,000-6.9
January$18,194,0005.8
December 2021$17,193,000-12.1
November 2021$19,565,000-8.1
October 2021$21,282,0000.1
September 2021$21,257,000-2.1

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