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Ron DeSantis: “Property tax revenue will go from 850 million in 2018 to 2.4…”

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Governor DeSantis Highlights "Save Our Homes" Property Tax Plan

Published June 1, 2026 | Video Starts at 19:37

I mean maybe they haven't, maybe they have other ideas and can do it would even be better for you guys. And I'm all ears on that. But if you, … Property tax revenue will go from 850 million in 2018 to 2.4 billion in 2031 [in Hillsborough County]. … with this plan passing and being enacted, they would go from 855 to 1.4 billion. So that again, that's close to doubling in that 10 year period. (19:37–19:49)

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Asserts projected increase in property tax revenue in Hillsborough County.

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Ron DeSantis

“When I became governor, we had about a $1.1 trillion economy in Florida. Now it's about $1.85 trillion.”
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“We've done close to $10 billion in tax relief since I became governor.”
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“Florida has the lowest number of state employees per capita in the United States.”
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“New York State's budget is more than twice as large as Florida's budget.”
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“Florida has reduced its debt by 50% during my administration.”
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“Property tax revenue was $32 billion in 2019 and $60 billion now.”
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“We have a maxed out rainy day fund in Florida. It's quadrupled since I became governor.”
Governor DeSantis Highlights "Save Our Homes" Property Tax Plan | Uploaded June 1, 2026 | 23:32-23:41
“The legislature [is] starting a special session on property taxes, which is something that I called.”
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“We've also done things like not allow any increase in college tuition for Florida residents.”
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“It's literally the same price that it was when I became governor, and it's the lowest by far in the United States of America.”
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“We've eliminated things like the business rent tax.”
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“The property tax has become a big, big burden for millions of people in this state.”
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“They haven't done a full homestead exemption increase since 1980.”
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“Per capita inflation-adjusted spending at the state level is lower than in 2019.”
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“Florida has reduced its budget at the state level for four straight years.”
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“Homestead is about 30% of all the revenue for property tax that local governments take in.”
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“Property tax revenue [in Pasco] was 250 million, 251 million in 2018, and now it's 609 million currently.”
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“It's projected to go to 2.0, 2.4 billion by 2031.”
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“Hillsboro, just so 2018, they taxed property at $855 million. This most recent year, 2025, it was $1.6 billion.”
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“Hillsboro [County] 61.2% [of homesteaded properties would benefit from the exemption].”
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“Broward County had a 3% population increase on net over [the] intervening period [from 2018 to 2025].”
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“If you eliminated every homestead property from being taxed on day one, it would be about 30% of the revenue gone.”
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“We're going to raise homestead exemption for everyone for $250,000 tax-free.”
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“51.8% of all homesteaded residential properties in Broward would be off the tax rolls entirely [with the new exemption].”
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“61% homestead property owners in [Hillsborough] are relieved of the burden.”
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“Pasco [County] 65.2% [of homesteaded properties would benefit from the exemption].”
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“Broward County's property tax revenue will increase from 1.1 billion in 2018 to 2.5 billion in 2031.”
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“Hillsborough County in 2028, their property tax revenue would be 1.41 billion [with the plan].”
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“Hillsborough County had 8% population growth [from 2018 to 2028].”
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“We are proposing a big trust fund so that we can help with grants in many situations.”
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“We had about 1.6 billion in [the rainy day fund]. Now I think we're 5.7 billion or something like that.”
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“We've increased funding every year for [school districts].”
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“We created a fund only could be used for teacher pay.”
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“We've also done very, very strong on law enforcement since I've been governor. No one's put more money in for that.”
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“What we propose actually reduces the ability of local government to increase assessments on business.”
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“The proposal cuts it to where 5 is the cap that they would be able to do.”
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“Once you get to 500 for the homestead exemption, that's 92% of homeowners in Florida.”
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“It's adjusted for inflation.”
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“You're going to have a taxpayer bill of Rights as part of that.”
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“You are going to have, I think, really strong limits on what can be spent or not spent.”
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“We have a big tax base.”
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“The property tax, as I mentioned at the top, is a fraction of what particularly some of the larger counties are taking in.”
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“I want people to be able to be successful in this state.”
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“I want them to be able to make the most of their own God given talents.”
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“I want to be able to afford a home, raise A family, retire with dignity, all these different things.”
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“We have so many people that come here to visit and vacation and to live half the year. And so that means less taxes for Floridians.”
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“We're going to probably change how the school districts are financed because we have this fefp.”
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“We've already been shouldering more and more of the burden for education K12 compared to the locals.”
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“Our school Choice program is 100% funded by the state. Locals don't contribute anything to that.”
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“We put the trust fund we think it's important to do.”
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“Notice we didn't do major tax this year. The legislature didn't do.”
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