Covid
Virus’s effect on sales tax revenue varies
Local governments across Colorado saw their sales tax revenue crater in June in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but in Ouray County the results were decidedly mixed.
The city of Ouray reported a 27 percent drop in sales tax revenue received in June compared to the same time last year, from $57,878 to $42,445.
The numbers actually reflect sales in April — there’s a two-month lag between the month in which the sales occur and the month in which local governments receive the tax revenue from t...