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Chicago collects $122,395 in Private Vehicle Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in March

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Chicago taxpayers paid $122,395 in Private Vehicle Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in March, according to Illinois tax records.

This is an increase over the month before when $89,284 was collected.

Taxpayers in Chicago have paid $1.6 million in Private Vehicle Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in the last 12 months.

The Private Vehicle Municipal Home Rule 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.

Private Vehicle Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax collected in Chicago in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
March$122,39537.1
February$89,28424.5
January$71,693-37.9
December 2021$115,493-7.6
November 2021$124,986-15.5
October 2021$147,90213.2
September 2021$130,641-13.4
August 2021$150,894-3.3
July 2021$156,037-7.4
June 2021$168,5273.3
May 2021$163,188-9.6
April 2021$180,4741.9

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