Pueblo City Council to decide on sending sales tax increase to voters

Pueblo City Council to decide on sending sales tax increase to voters

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - Pueblo City Council will decide tonight whether to place a proposed 1% sales and use tax increase on the November ballot. If approved by the council tonight and voters later this year, the city’s base tax rate would rise from 3% to 4%, bringing the total sales tax to 4.7% when including current economic development and public safety add-ons. City leaders say the change could generate more than $26 million a year for the ge…