Governor Ron DeSantis Just Proposed a Permanent Florida Sales Tax Exemption For Gas Stoves
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Framework for Freedom Budget with $4.4 billion in funding for the Department of Children and Families (Department) to continue to support strong and resilient families. This funding includes investments in enhancing prevention services, increases access and availability of behavioral health services, and supports updates to the Department’s systems to increase efficiencies and program effectiveness.
The Framework for Freedom Budget also proposes four permanent tax cuts and more than 10 temporary tax cuts to allow hardworking Floridians to keep money in their pockets while facing record-high inflation thanks to the federal government. The tax holidays include:
- A permanent sales tax exemption for baby and toddler necessities
- permanent sales tax exemption for cribs and strollers
- A permanent sales tax exemption for over-the-counter pet medications
- permanent sales tax exemption for gas stoves
- Temporary holidays on children’s books, children’s toys, children’s athletic equipment, certain household items and clothing, disaster preparedness items, outdoor recreation items, dental and oral hygiene products, pet food, hand and power tools, energy star appliances, and natural gas.
Governor Ron DeSantis’ Framework for Freedom Budget continues to support important staff employed by the state, particularly in hard-to-fill positions.
State employee pay raises include:
- An across-the-board 5 percent pay increase for all state employees.
- An additional 10 percent increase over the statewide average for certain “hard-to-hire” positions of importance for state government.
- An increase for correctional officers to $23 per hour.
If you’re a Python Hunter, The Framework for Freedom Budget includes up to $3.4 million for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to remove pythons from the Everglades.
Full the full proposal, you’ll find that here.
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