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$380,564 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in February for Ottawa

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Ottawa taxpayers paid $380,564 in Municipal Sales Tax in February, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $545,932 was collected.

Taxpayers in Ottawa have paid $5.6 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 Ottawa in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
February$380,564-30.3
January$545,93220.2
December 2021$454,271-1.4
November 2021$460,5334.3
October 2021$441,423-8.7
September 2021$483,3551.7
August 2021$475,409-1.6
July 2021$483,167-1.7
June 2021$491,5775.7
May 2021$465,025-10.8
April 2021$521,61746.6
March 2021$355,733-6.2

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