Gov. DeSantis continues push to eliminate property taxes in Florida

DeSantis hosts property tax relief roundtable in South Tampa, may veto sales tax bill

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – There are two opposing plans in Tallahassee involving cutting taxes. Gov. Ron DeSantis has called on reducing or eliminating property taxes. State lawmakers are finalizing a plan in their budget that involves reducing the state sales tax. Judge sentences James Staten, of Olympus Pools, to 20 years in prison, orders $1 million in restitution During a roundtable in South Tampa on Wednesday, DeSantis proposed that state l…

Gov. DeSantis continues push to eliminate property taxes in Florida

Florida Gov. DeSantis also threatened to veto Speaker of the House Daniel Perez's proposal to slash the sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25%.

DeSantis threatens to veto sales tax cut

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said he will block a plan that would include lowering the state sales-tax rate as he continues to feud with House Speaker Daniel Perez.

Last Call for 5.7.25 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Florida’s Governor is pressing the case for property tax abatement, saying he won’t entertain a House plan to cut sales taxes from 6% to 5.25%. At Tampa’s Hula Bay Club, Gov. Ron DeSantis convened a roundtable designed to address his stalled-out request to phase out millage in favor of taxing “snowbirds and tourists” via hotel and consumption taxes. “This is what …

Gov. DeSantis vows veto: 'Florida last' tax cuts 'dead on arrival,' he says

Gov. Ron DeSantis said May 7 he would veto a proposed cut to the state sales tax, claiming it would jeopardize his push for cuts to property taxes.

DeSantis continues push for property tax reform at Tampa roundtable

(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to make his case to Floridians about the need for property tax reform at a roundtable in Tampa on Wednesday.