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Ron DeSantis: “Taxpayers here in Broward have watched their county…”

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Governor Ron DeSantis and CFO Blaze Ngolia Announce Statewide Audits on Local Government Spending in Florida

Published | Video Starts at 06:39

And so we're here in Broward county, and I think most people know there's some criticism of how the county government has operated. And I think over the last five years, Taxpayers here in Broward have watched their county government has increased property tax burdens by the tune of $450 million in addition to ad valorem collections. So that's an increase of close to 50% just since 2020. But yet the population of Broward has barely grown at all, less than 5% net since 2020. (06:39–06:52)

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Asserts that Broward County's property tax burdens have increased by $450 million since 2020.

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