“Florida remains the only state in America to tax business rent – and while we have reduced the rate of the tax it is time to eliminate it,” DeSantis said.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered his annual State of the State speech in Tallahassee, praising lawmakers for passing immigration legislation and asking them to work on possibly reforming property taxes and eliminating the state’s business rent tax.
DeSantis praised lawmakers for devoting more time and effort to addressing insurance reforms, saying automobile insurance rates are going down between 6% and 10.5% for the state’s three largest providers. He also said a new property insurer has entered the state’s market and also said last year that Florida had the lowest increase in rates nationally. He also urged them to appropriate additional money for the My Safe Florida Home, which helps homeowners make their houses more storm-ready and receive property insurance relief.
