Ron DeSantis says legislators diluted 'the most transformational property tax proposal' in U.S. history. Will it still pass?

Ron DeSantis says legislators diluted 'the most transformational property tax proposal' in U.S. history. Will it still pass?

Ron DeSantis, during an education event Wednesday, schooled attendees on the plusses and minuses of changes legislators made to his proposal to raise the homestead exemption to $250,000. The Governor said he likes that the Legislature put a version of what he wanted in front of voters, but he still wishes a trust fund for local governments had been included and suggested an exemption applicable to school taxes were included as he intended. “I un…

County angst about tax reform - The West Volusia Beacon

Volusia County’s leaders have, by all accounts, resigned themselves to having to work with a leaner budget this year — and possibly even leaner ones for the years to come.  Talk of tax reform from the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis — the real possibility of drastic cuts in revenues — is sending shock waves through city halls and […] An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please login below or Subscribe for …

Why Conservatives are Raising the Alarm about Property Taxes, Local Control and State Power – Free Press of Jacksonville

Many local elected officials – including conservatives – are speaking out about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to cut property taxes, which they say is about government power as much as tax revenue. It’s been one week since the Legislature voted to pass a sweeping property tax proposal that could usher in not just a seismic shift in how Florida funds the governments closest to the people – but a fundamental restructuring of the flow of power in the…

OP-ED: Lawmakers pass budget, property tax proposal

At the time of writing this column, I am winding down a whirlwind of an eventful week from Tallahassee. Not long after the Florida Legislature passed […] The post OP-ED: Lawmakers pass budget, property tax proposal  appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper.

It’s up to the voters now: Legislature OKs DeSantis property tax proposal

Florida voters will be asked to sharply curtail the property taxes cities and counties rely upon under a far-reaching resolution championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and approved June 2 by a supermajority of the Florida Legislature.

What does the property tax reduction proposal mean for you?

How will Key Biscayne residents be affected by Gov. Ron DeSantis' property tax reduction proposal?