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Tuesday, August 25th 2026

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Denver’s dedicated sales taxes have raised $1.1 billion for preschool, parks and more. Here’s a breakdown.

City voters also have OK’d taxes for climate initiatives, homeless programs, scholarships

A new yet-to-be-named park at West Kentucky Avenue and South Irving Street in Denver is shown on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Denver's sales tax for parks contributed money to the $2.7 million project. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
A new yet-to-be-named park at West Kentucky Avenue and South Irving Street in Denver is shown on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Denver’s sales tax for parks contributed money to the $2.7 million project. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Denver's seven dedicated sales taxes combine to add 1.31% to the city's cumulative 8.81% sales tax rate. Here is a breakdown of what each tax does and how much it has collected.
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