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Governor's Press Office [Governor'sPressOffice@eog.myflorida.com] 11/9/2017 7:10:07 PM VIDEO RELEASE Gov. Rick Scott Is Fighting to Cut $180 Million in Taxes for Florida Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2017
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VIDEO RELEASE Gov. Rick Scott Is Fighting to Cut $180 Million in Taxes for Florida
Families
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - This week, Governor Rick Scott highlighted his proposal for $180 million in tax cuts for Florida families as part of his 2018-2019 recommended budget. Since 2010, the Governor has cut taxes more than 75 times, saving Floridians more than $7.5 billion.
Governor Scott's $180 million tax cut package includes:
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o $73 million from a 10-day back-to-school sales tax holiday; and o $15 million from three one-week disaster preparedness sales tax holidays which would
take place in May, June and July. o $67 million in savings from reducing the fee for a renewal of a regular driver's license by
more than 58 percent from $48 to $20; o $20 million in savings from reducing the fee on an original regular driver's license by
more than 43 percent from $48 to $27 and the fee on an original Commercial Driver's License by more than 10 percent from $75 to $67.
He is also proposing to reinstate the 18 percent reduction of eligible traffic citation fines, which was repealed in 2009 prior to Governor Scott taking office, for individuals who attend a basic driver improvement school.
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