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Ron DeSantis: “Today that number is $60 billion.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Highlights VPK-Florida Prepaid Education Partnership

Published | Video Starts at 29:18

We're not going to have schools, we're not going to have police. So in 2019, local governments took in 32 billion in property tax revenue for the whole state. All local governments, 32 billion. Every function. Today that number is $60 billion. That's seven years later, it's gone from 32 billion to $60 billion. Why? Well, they're assessing values. Property higher. You've had people move in and purchase new homes have been built. (29:18–29:22)

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Asserts the current amount of property tax revenue collected by local governments in Florida.

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