Government

Director David Harris | Illinois Department of Revenue

Mason County taxpayers ranked 77th in total sales taxes paid per county in August, according to Illinois tax records .

In total, residents paid $160,398 in sales taxes during August.

The county ranked 78th in the Prairie State the month before, with $150,284 spent in sales taxes.

The largest share of sales taxes paid by Mason County residents in August came from the County School Facility Tax.

The County School Facility Tax is a local sales tax that funds school construction and repairs. The tax is typically imposed at a rate of up to 1%. Authorized in Illinois in 2007, it has since then been adopted by over 60 counties. The tax is often viewed as a way to support schools without raising property taxes.

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