Property Taxes

Albritton made the comments as lawmakers start to prepare for the 2026 legislative session and as Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a priority of asking voters next year to cut property taxes.

Councilmember Lisset Hanewicz called the potential shortfall a “big concern” for city officials, as residents expect a “level of service” from their local government.

The House and Senate will vote on the package next week along with a budget for 2025-26. The plan is projected to reduce state and local government revenue by about $1.3 billion next fiscal year.

David Jolly spoke on "The Florida Roundup" about his current run for governor as a Democrat and his stand on several key issues, including housing affordability, property taxes, immigration, and more.

The House and Senate don't seem close on a budget deal. The House and Gov. Ron DeSantis don't seem close, period.

On "The Florida Roundup," state Rep. Vicki Lopez talks about proposals to cut property taxes and a bill she sponsored to help with condo ownership affordability.

In the survey of 1,200 Floridians taken in April, 46% said they support eliminating property taxes while 32% supported reducing sales taxes.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Rep. Vicki Lopez, who is the co-chair of a new House select committee that will consider proposals aimed at reducing property taxes. We also spoke with an abortion provider in North Florida about the impact of Florida’s 6-week ban and more.

House Speaker Daniel Perez, who favors a state sales-tax rate cut, said Senate President Ben Albritton backed out of a “historic tax proposal” that the leaders outlined last week.

The Legislature will either stay in Tallahassee past the May 2 deadline or come back later to get the job done. A key issue: tax cuts.

On "The Florida Roundup," host Tom Hudson spoke with state Rep. Tom Fabricio and call-in listeners about competing tax and budget proposals.

Ben Albritton announced his chamber will release a compromise package that includes adding clothes and shoes under $75 to the list of products exempted from sales tax.