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Forest View residents pay $22,659 in Municipal Sales Tax in January

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Forest View taxpayers paid $22,659 in Municipal Sales Tax in January, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $23,151 was collected.

Taxpayers in Forest View have paid $454,277 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 Forest View in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
January$22,659-2.1
December 2021$23,15111.3
November 2021$20,801-7.9
October 2021$22,597-38.2
September 2021$36,579-14.1
August 2021$42,573-17.4
July 2021$51,5516.5
June 2021$48,383-26.5
May 2021$65,85331.5
April 2021$50,08219.7
March 2021$41,82948.2
February 2021$28,2192.1

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