Bloomberg reports that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is pushing to cut or eliminate property taxes, aiming to score a major conservative win ahead of a possible 2028 run. The move targets local governments’ biggest revenue source and has sparked concerns over funding essential services. DeSantis and CFO Blaise Ingoglia are auditing local budgets for waste. They write:
Ron DeSantisย is seeking to complete his project of remaking Florida into a conservative paradise with perhaps his riskiest wager yet: a campaign to largely wipe out property taxes.
In his nearly seven years in office, the governor has ushered in a cultural revolution for schools, embraced abortion restrictions and thrown stateย resourcesย behind Presidentย Donald Trumpโsย deportation drives, among other moves. Now, his tax-slashing effort is targeting levies that help pay for everything from education to police. […]
To help address the challenge, DeSantis is taking another page from Trump politics โ this time with his own version of the federalย Department of Government Efficiency. […]
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