TABOR Coalition Launches to Protect Refunds, Taxpayers

May 25, 2023 by AFP

DENVER, CO – Today a coalition of organizations came out in opposition to any attempts by the legislature or special interest groups to take away Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) refunds. Colorado is expected to return $2.7 billion to taxpayers in the coming year.

“While special interests and politicians have been busy looking for ways to withhold TABOR refunds over the last several months, Americans for Prosperity, our activists and coalition partners have been busy contacting voters across the state,” said AFP-CO State Director Jesse Mallory. “Families have already received two rounds of TABOR refunds and polling has shown TABOR is more popular than ever. Trying to convince voters to weaken TABOR and eliminate refunds will be a nearly impossible ask.”

Coloradans have been benefiting from TABOR refunds and these organizations have pledged their support to protect taxpayers from any attempt to interfere with them. The organizations are:

Advance Colorado
Americans for Prosperity-Colorado
Broomfield Taxpayer Matters
Centennial Institute
Colorado Union of Taxpayers
Colorado Women’s Alliance
Independence Institute
Liberty Scorecard
Lincoln Club Colorado
Springs Taxpayers United
Steamboat institute
TABOR Committee

BACKGROUND:

The coalition came out in opposition to any attempts by the legislature or special interest groups to take away TABOR refunds from the taxpayers they belong to. Colorado is expected to return $2.7 billion to taxpayers in the coming year.

Just last week, Governor Polis and lawmakers tied TABOR refunds to the state’s skyrocketing property tax.

For more than 30 years, Coloradans have benefited from TABOR refunds. The coalition and its members pledge support to protect taxpayers from any attempt from Gov. Polis and the General Assembly to take away their rightful, hard-earned return.