Ahead of a Colorado Chamber of Commerce announcement on the impact of new taxes, the Denver-based Common Sense Institute added up the costs in an analysis obtained by Colorado Politics Monday morning.
Whether they are fees, which the legislature can authorize, or taxes that must be approved by voters, current proposals would ring up $1.8 billion a year in each of the next three to five years, analysts estimated.
While that's good for state government, it will be a strain for recovering businesses, experts are expected to say at a Tuesday press conference.
The white paper breaks down the cost of each individual proposal.