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Beecher residents pay $48,065 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Beecher taxpayers paid $48,065 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $49,845 was collected.

Taxpayers in Beecher have paid $625,477 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 Beecher in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$48,065-3.6
April$49,84516.7
March$42,702-17.8
February$51,970-3.3
January$53,75214.9
December 2021$46,767-8.9
November 2021$51,343-16.9
October 2021$61,77717.6
September 2021$52,52310.9
August 2021$47,381-5.3
July 2021$50,055-27.8
June 2021$69,29747.2

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