Front of the Florida Capitol Building, taken on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his full-fledged campaign on Friday to get the Florida Legislature to back his idea of providing immediate targeted property tax relief this year to Floridians, and for lawmakers to jettison their proposed sales tax
DeSantis scales down property tax proposal amid criticism Gov. Ron DeSantis is paring down his promises to eliminate property tax proposals as he faces rising criticism from within his own party. Monday, the governor proposed cutting $5 billion in property taxes from homesteaded properties only. It would amount to approximately $1,000 per household. The focus,
A new report shows that a push to end property taxes in the Sunshine State wouldn’t come without some pain for consumers. Florida’s taxpayers will be whacked with the highest sales taxes in the nation if the state follows through with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to ditch property taxes, a think tank’s analysis reported Monday.