Notice that tax increase this past week my fellow Bernalillo countians?
Yup, the sales tax in the county (actually a gross receipts tax) went up .125% on July 1. The increase is to pay for the West Side jail.
The new rate in the county is 5.6875%. The new rate in the city is 6.875%.
What I don’t understand is this. The county took over the jail from the city. OK, so the county tax went up. Why didn’t the city tax go down?
I’m sure they’ll roll back that unnecessary tax anyday now…