PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Ron DeSantis: “By the end of this fiscal year, we can say that Florida's…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

Watch on YouTube

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Permanent Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday in Florida

Published | Video Starts at 05:36

So the total savings is that not only are you reducing debt by many, many billions, but you're also saving cost to taxpayers in interest by many billions of dollars. And so By the end of this fiscal year, we can say that Florida's entire state history, debt that's been racked up, we've retired about 50% of it just in my tenure as governor. And so we're going to continue to build off that. But that's really, really significant. Now in terms of tax, we did $2 billion in relief, over $2 billion. (05:36–05:48)

CLAIM

Asserts that about 50% of Florida's state debt will be retired by the end of the fiscal year during his governorship.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Ron DeSantis

Discover more from

Ron DeSantis

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.