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Cairo taxpayers give $5,640 in Municipal Sales Tax in March

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Cairo taxpayers paid $5,640 in Municipal Sales Tax in March, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $6,281 was collected.

Taxpayers in Cairo have paid $84,307 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 Cairo in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
March$5,640-10.2
February$6,281-9
January$6,89911.2
December 2021$6,2066.6
November 2021$5,821-24.5
October 2021$7,708-3.2
September 2021$7,96425.8
August 2021$6,3310.2
July 2021$6,320-13.9
June 2021$7,3426.2
May 2021$6,915-36.4
April 2021$10,880154.3

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