FACT BRIEF: Did Phoenix approve the city’s largest-ever sales tax increase in 2025?

FACT BRIEF: Did Phoenix approve the city’s largest-ever sales tax increase in 2025?

Did Phoenix approve the city’s largest-ever sales tax increase in 2025? is reporting published by Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, Arizona's only nonprofit newsroom dedicated to statewide investigative reporting. No. While the Phoenix City Council approved a 0.5% increase in Transaction Privilege Tax and Use Tax rates — commonly known as sales tax — on certain business categories in March 2025, Phoenix passed a larger (1%) increase in…