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Ron DeSantis: “2019 in Florida, the total amount of revenue for local…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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DeSantis says Florida advances SWEEPING plan to eliminate property taxes for residents

Published | Video Starts at 00:44

We've tripled our rainy day funds that we cut taxes. We have no income tax. We're doing fine at the state, but the local property taxes are hurting people. 2019 in Florida, the total amount of revenue for local government, $32 billion from property tax. You know what it is now? $56 billion. That's a massive increase. So people are paying more. So the we're going to focus on Florida homesteaded residents. Now, that's a fraction of that revenue. (00:44–00:54)

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Asserts that local government revenue from property tax in Florida increased from $32 billion in 2019 to $56 billion.

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