Albuquerque City Council Rejects Gross Receipts Tax Hike in 5-4 Vote

Albuquerque City Council rejects gross receipts tax hike in 5-4 vote

Defeat of the 0.48% tax boost leaves funding stalled for long-awaited projects like the North Domingo Baca Aquatic Center

Denied again: Why the ABQ City Council killed the same sales tax hike twice - The Paper.

By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Burqueño voters will have one fewer question on the November ballot after the City Council narrowly rejected a proposed $113 million gross receipts tax increase, marking the second defeat for a measure that had already been revived once. The City Council voted 5-4 Monday to kill Resolution R-26-43, a co-sponsored measure by Councilor Brook Bassan and Council President Klarissa Peña that would have put a 0.4875% gross…

Denied again: Why the ABQ City Council killed the same sales tax hike twice - City Desk ABQ

By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Burqueño voters will have one fewer question on the November ballot after the City Council narrowly rejected a proposed $113 million gross receipts tax increase, marking the second defeat for a measure that had already been revived once. The City Council voted 5-4 Monday to kill Resolution R-26-43, a co-sponsored measure by Councilor Brook Bassan and Council President Klarissa Peña that would have put a 0.4875% gross…