TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced a brand new statewide gross sales tax vacation in a information convention Monday.
“Second Modification Summer time” would run from Memorial Day to the Fourth of July.
Beneath the brand new gross sales tax vacation, firearms, ammunition and associated equipment will likely be accessible for buy in Florida with out added gross sales tax.
In response to DeSantis’ “Focus on Fiscal Responsibility” funds proposal, the firearms-related gross sales tax vacation is projected to save lots of Floridians $8 million.
When requested if he anticipated pushback from the Florida Legislature on the newly-proposed gross sales tax vacation, DeSantis mentioned he expects it “to be wildly well-liked.”
“Why would they wish to struggle again on that? That is one thing that their voters would anticipate them to help,” DeSantis mentioned.
The governor unveiled one other new gross sales tax vacation for marine gas along with a couple of “oldies however goodies,” like two catastrophe preparedness gross sales tax holidays for hurricane season, a 14-day back-to-school gross sales tax vacation and the “Freedom Month” gross sales tax vacation, which “covers out of doors recreation purchases equivalent to provides for tenting and fishing and different out of doors actions.”
