Florida Map Shows Where Property Tax Cuts Could Impact Services

Florida voters will decide in November whether eliminating non-school property taxes for thousands of homeowners in the state is worth the risk of facing a higher sales tax and a potential reduction in public services, as local governments warn the reform could be disastrous for their budgets.

Lawmakers in Tallahassee cleared the way for a historic constitutional amendment earlier this month that would increase the exemption for homestead properties to $150,000 in 2027 and to $250,000 in 2028, effectively reducing many homeowners’ non-school local property taxes to zero.

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