US EditionFive big budget issues: Tense times ahead as feuding Florida lawmakers take on DeSantis
- On May 12, Florida legislators reconvened in Tallahassee for an extended meeting aimed at approving the budget for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1.
- After a 60-day impasse largely centered on tax cuts and spending priorities, a budget framework was reached on May 2, the final day of the session.
- Key differences include the House’s $113 billion budget, $4.4 billion less than the Senate’s, with major gaps in K-12 funding, teacher salaries, health services, and rural healthcare support.
- House Speaker Perez accused Senate President Albritton of breaking a budget deal by refusing to bring the House’s tax cut plan to the Senate floor amid DeSantis’s veto threat on sales tax reductions.
- Economic uncertainty, heavy reliance on sales taxes for 76% of revenue, and potential tariff impacts create risks of revenue shortfalls that could force future spending cuts or reversal of tax cuts.
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'No difference between him and any 7th grader': Top Republican isn't impressed with DeSantis
The Florida House and Senate have made no progress toward a budget deal during the past three weeks, House Speaker Daniel Perez acknowledged Tuesday, saying budget negotiations have to “start all over again.” The House voted Tuesday to further extend the already-extended session, from June 6 to June 30. Although, since the Senate did not meet, the House-desired extension is not solid. Perez, during a half-hour floor session Tuesday, emphasized…
Florida House speaker calls DeSantis a 'seventh grader' as budget fight continues
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After the budget deal between the Florida House and Senate blew up last week, House Speaker Daniel Perez said he’s willing to consider other ideas beyond a sales tax cut to reduce state spending. Though Perez said he would...
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Five big budget issues: Tense times ahead as feuding Florida lawmakers take on DeSantis
Florida lawmakers have unfinished business. They must return to the Capitol for an extended session to negotiate and pass a budget.
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