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Mettawa collects $281,647 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Mettawa taxpayers paid $281,647 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $296,650 was collected.

Taxpayers in Mettawa have paid $3.5 million 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 Mettawa in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$281,647-5.1
April$296,65012.2
March$264,306-0.6
February$265,826-9
January$292,218-0.9
December 2021$294,9762.5
November 2021$287,7183.1
October 2021$279,118-34.5
September 2021$426,41755.2
August 2021$274,696-2.1
July 2021$280,6287.3
June 2021$261,5615.8

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