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Monday, May 20, 2024

$434,036 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in February for Batavia

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Batavia taxpayers paid $434,036 in Municipal Sales Tax in February, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $607,522 was collected.

Taxpayers in Batavia have paid $5.9 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 Batavia in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
February$434,036-28.6
January$607,5228.9
December 2021$557,85814.1
November 2021$488,8860.9
October 2021$484,421-3.9
September 2021$504,2026.4
August 2021$473,755-10.7
July 2021$530,6772.9
June 2021$515,52714.7
May 2021$449,577-10.1
April 2021$500,11136.8
March 2021$365,517-8.1

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