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Ballot Issue 2R would increase Denver’s sales taxes to support affordable housing

Measure would add 0.5% to city’s rate, becoming largest dedicated tax

New homeowner Ariel Vera Rivera, second from left, listens during a rally in support of Ballot Issue 2R outside of The Burrell Denver in Denver on Sept. 17, 2024. Vera Rivera was able to buy a a condominium with her husband in the development. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
New homeowner Ariel Vera Rivera, second from left, listens during a rally in support of Ballot Issue 2R outside of The Burrell Denver in Denver on Sept. 17, 2024. Vera Rivera was able to buy a a condominium with her husband in the development. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/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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Ballot Issue 2R would create Denver's largest dedicated sales tax revenue stream in city history, greatly increasing its capacity to support affordable housing expansion. Here's an explainer.
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