DeSantis doubles down on call to slash property taxes

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 494

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Still without a public proposal to offer, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday doubled down on his year-long call to slash Florida’s property taxes.

His renewed push to amend Florida’s Constitution came during an afternoon roundtable in Brevard County, and just hours after his predecessor, former Gov. Rick Scott, cast doubt on the wisdom of cutting the tax without predetermined revenue backfills.

“[Cutting property taxes] does mean you’re going to have less room for extraneous expenses, …

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