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Ron DeSantis: “Local governments throughout Florida took in $32 billion in…”

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Governor DeSantis Announces Law Enforcement Recruitment Milestone

Published | Video Starts at 30:14

When I became governor in 2019. Now, property taxes are local. It's not. Not doesn't go to the state. We don't levy them, we don't collect them. But Local governments throughout Florida took in $32 billion in property tax revenue. Today, it's $60 billion in property tax revenue. By 2031, it's going to be 84 billion. On current trajectory. Now think about it. And they say, oh, well, we need police and school. Of course we do. Did we not have that in 2019 when it was 32 billion? (30:14–30:30)

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Asserts that Florida's local government property tax revenue increased from $32 billion to $60 billion and is projected to reach $84 billion by 2031.

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