Florida Governor Seeks $470 Million in Cuts to State's Telecom, TV Taxes
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) urged the state’s legislature Tuesday to cut $470 million in state telecom and TV taxes, the first in a series of $1 billion in cuts over the next two years. This year’s portion of the…
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tax cut would save every Florida family “around $40 a year for spending as little as $100 a month between cell phone, cable and satellite bills,” Scott said in a news release. Florida levies a 9.17 percent tax on nonresidential landlines, wireless and cable services, and a 13.17 percent tax on satellite services.