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County CFO reports modest sales-tax growth, construction use tax gains

3514808 · May 27, 2025
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El Paso County Chief Financial Officer Nikki Simmons reported April collections and March consumer activity showing modest year-to-date growth, with construction-related use tax up substantially year over year.

Nikki Simmons, El Paso County chief financial officer, presented the county’s sales and use tax collections on May 27, 2025, reporting mixed results through March and April collections.

Simmons said retail collections remitted to the Colorado Department of Revenue for March 2025 were up 5.13% compared with March 2024; year-to-date retail collections were up 0.71%. She said the county’s budget had assumed a 3.5% increase and that current…

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