Denver Ballot Issue 2Q would raise Denver's sales tax to provide funding for Denver Health, the city's safety net hospital.

In this video, Denver Decides looks at Ballot Issue 2Q which asks voters to increase the city’s sales tax by 0.34% to generate around $70 million a year to ‘help cover operational costs for the City’s safety net hospital.

If voters approve Ballot Issue 2Q for Denver Health, it would raise the sales tax by 0.34 percentage points, adding 34 cents to the cost of a $100 purchase.

Denver city officials say Ballot Issue 2R could generate upward of 40,000 affordable units over the next decade

Election Day is just over two weeks away, and among the various proposals up for consideration is Ballot Measure 2R, which would add an extra 0.5% sales tax to fund affordable housing in Denver.

A look at the Denver ballot measure asking voters to decide on a sales tax increase to help fund Denver Health services.

In this video, Denver Decides looks at Ballot Issue 2R, which if approved, would raise the local sales tax by 0.5% (around 5 cents on a $10 purchase) to "generate $100 million a year to build, maintain and acquire affordable housing units.