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DeSantis signs tax increase on out-of-state online retailers
The bill is estimated to produce an estimated $1 billion a year, with the money first earmarked for the unemployment trust fund.
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By Jim Turner
Updated Earlier today
TALLAHASSEE â Gov. Ron DeSantis late Monday signed into law a plan to require out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases made by Floridians, with the estimated $1 billion a year in revenue going to curb a pair of taxes on Florida businesses.
While the proposal (SB 50) was widely supported by Tallahassee business groups, DeSantisâ signature came with far less fanfare than when he appeared Monday morning in Polk County to sign a controversial bill (HB 1) about cracking down on violent protests.
Senate budget outlines $100M for Piney Point
Photo shot from overhead by Rep. Will Robinson shows a breach in the water stack at Piney Point.
They money comes from expected American Rescue Plan dollars.
In its latest budget offer, the Senate includes $100 million for cleanup at the Piney Point industrial site.
The funding comes from revenue contingent on receipt of federal coronavirus recovery funds.
Florida expects around $10 billion from the
The Senate on Wednesday morning for the first time included a proposal on how that money will be spent. The House previously released a broad summary but has not outlined specific spending.