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Local option sales tax survey question

Twin Falls

Summary

For a fourth straight year, the citizen survey will ask whether residents support putting a local option sales tax on the ballot and passing it — pitched as a path to roughly 33% property tax relief if the state moves on property tax elimination.

At a glance

Total mentions
1
Last 30 days
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 14, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

A 1% local option tax could generate an estimated $22 million annually, with half — about $11 million — going to property tax relief.

✅Who benefits

Property owners could see relief if the tax is ever approved; the data also helps the city lobby in Boise.

⚠️Who could be affected

Shoppers would pay 1% more on sales if the tax eventually passes.

Mentions & discussions (1)

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