Deputy Minority Leader and bill co-sponsor Steve Hawley said the bill would exempt sales tax for gas, personal care products, housekeeping supplies and ready to eat foods.
Colorado Springs and El Paso County on Monday announced a Sales Tax Relief plan, expected to be approved by the Colorado Springs City Council in January and which could be approved by the Board of County Commissioners this month, according to a joint news release.
Monies for the relief program will come out of the General Fund s portion of sales and use tax for each organization 2% for Colorado Springs and 1% for El Paso County.
“Most of our local restaurant owners have worked hard to protect their customers, employees, and also to feed their families,” El Paso Board of County Commissioners Chairman Mark Waller said in the release. “It’s frustrating the state is limiting their ability to operate, and we all must do everything we can to help.”