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Buckingham collects $352 in Municipal Sales Tax in May

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Buckingham taxpayers paid $352 in Municipal Sales Tax in May, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $463 was collected.

Taxpayers in Buckingham have paid $4,347 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 Buckingham in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
May$352-24
April$46360.8
March$288-11.9
February$327-33.7
January$4939.8
December 2021$44936.1
November 2021$330-3.5
October 2021$3420.3
September 2021$3416.6
August 2021$320-7.5
July 2021$34616.9
June 2021$296-16.1

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