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Gaetz: Don’t Cut Florida Taxes In A ‘Drib And A Drab’
October 29, 2013
With Gov. Rick Scott seeking to cut $500 million in taxes and fees next year, Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, said he thinks the reductions should be focused in a couple of major areas.
During an interview on The Florida Channel’s “Florida Face to Face” show, Gaetz touted a Senate plan to roll back vehicle-registration fees that were increased in 2009 and also floated the possibility of reducing the state’s communications-services tax, which is charged on such things as cell phone bills.
He also emphasized that he thinks reductions should be targeted to help consumers.
“I think if we do a dollar here and 40 cents there, you don’t really have much of an impact on people’s sense of how much money they have in their pockets,” Gaetz said. “I’d rather do two or three things right, and do them with impact, than do a lot of things in a drib and a drab.”
While Scott has touted the $500 million proposal, he has not provided a detailed list of cuts he wants to make.
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4 Responses to “Gaetz: Don’t Cut Florida Taxes In A ‘Drib And A Drab’”
So Scott takes office raises tax on tags then wants to reduce tax on tags but not enough for a negative cut on tax for tags to achieve his 500 million cut. What a con. Just like he claimed that he was instramentay in drawing the credit union to 9 mile road. That was a scam also he had nothing to do with that yet he claimed to. What a scamer!!
“antique” was changed because too many vehicles were becoming eligible for the lower cost registration.
About property taxes……..how come in Florida, we the voters and taxpayers are not allowed to vote on local millage rates?
Change that and make those that want our taxdollars and/or more taxdollars convince us to vote yes.
I would like to know why the antique vehicle classification went from 20 years in the 1970s to the current 30 years.
Determine an age and let the matter be settled as there is nothing worse than indecisiveness.
how about property taxes…I wouldn’t mind paying a little more when I make a purchase or when ANYONE who buys something in Florida pays a little more…if all the rage is to “spread the wealth” then spread the spending…