Posted on 03/30/2017 1:05:30 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
TALLAHASSEE — A wide-ranging $296.8 million tax cut package from the House would eliminate sales taxes on diapers and feminine hygiene products, offer tax "holidays" for purchasing school and hurricane supplies, and trim a commercial lease tax.
The package, introduced Wednesday by the House Ways & Means Committee, is smaller than a collection of tax cuts proposed by Gov. Rick Scott. The fate of the proposals will depend on upcoming budget negotiations between the House and Senate.
Ways & Means Chairman Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, said the House package would provide multi-year relief that could potentially reach $949 million and grow to $2.2 billion when added to a House measure being introduced next week that would ask voters to increase the homestead exemption for property taxes.
A similar homestead-exemption proposal in the Senate (SJR 1774) has been approved by one committee.
Boyd, whose committee will vote on the House tax-cut package and homestead-exemption proposals next week, estimated that, if approved, the homestead change would save property owners $170 a year on average.
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If Florida can do it why not DC? Too many RINO swamp monsters.
I can just imagine an interstate tampon smuggling operation arising from this.
Why?
This eliminates taxes not levies them.................
I know. Dixie Mafia loads up a semi with tax free tampons and Indian cigs, sells them on the black market in Georiga and Alamaba. Ka-ching.
Typos courtesy of fresh caffiene.
Would make an interesting Smokey & the Bandit movie..................
You’ve got a good name for this topic. Actually the smuggling operation would be out and to places like California where every tax known to man is increasing.
>If Florida can do it why not DC? Too many RINO swamp monsters.
Well, they like to stick it to the visitor(s) of our State (hotels), 7% sales tax, still cater to the illegals and have never-ending road construction (years too late).
Hey, at least they’re flipping the onus of ‘Stand Your Ground’ to the prosecution finally (another Johnny come late). Still can’t pass Const. Carry though.
Why I tend to stick N. of I-4 as much as possible and love living in the NE I-95 corridor....big, but not TOO big.
East-bound and down, loaded up and truckin....
Really miss Jerry Reed........................
Out of a budget of about $83 bill...?
Whoopee.
But then would they ‘absorb’ the cost?
I must’ve seen Smokey and the Bandit at LEAST 10 times in the theater. Brought a different friend each time. One of the FUN movies of the time.....
Loved the TA, oh and Sally Field was such a doll!
*how would they
Just lower the sales tax for everybody, targeted tax cuts usually reward campaign contributors.
Haha! Gross.
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