Digging into the early childhood component of the Little Rock tax plan Digging into the early childhood component of the Little Rock tax plan MAYOR FRANK SCOTT JR. (file photo) Brian Chilson The Little Rock Board of Directors will vote tonight on whether to call a special election to ask voters to approve a permanent 1% sales tax increase. The proposed tax would raise an estimated $53 million per year, which would go toward familiar projects: parks improvements, public safety, infrastructure, street resurfacing and the Little Rock Zoo. The plan also calls for significant investment — $45 million over 10 years or 8% of the tax revenue — in early childhood care, a new idea for Little Rock that’s been maligned and misrepresented by several board members and members of the business community.