Jackson Falconer
TALLAHASSEE – Three weeks after Gov. Rick Scott
released the full details of his ambitious proposal to cut taxes by $1 billion for 2016-2017, the possibility of the Florida Legislature passing the proposal without significant changes remains murky.
The latest news adding to that uncertainty was a press conference held on Friday by House Speaker Steve Crisafulli (R-Merritt Island), who said that the possibility of Scott's proposal making it out of the Florida House and Senate with no changes was "very unlikely."
"I can’t sit here and tell you for sure that, as it’s written, it has no chance. Is it unlikely? Yeah, it’s very unlikely, but there are some things that members have started talking about that they want to tweak," said Crisafulli.
Though the Governor can send tax proposals to the legislature prior to the passing of the state's budget, lawmakers may change or scrap certain parts of the Governor's proposal, and is under no legal obligation to accept it at all.
The tax cuts in the proposal include eliminating the corporate income tax, which currently generates about $770 million annually from businesses. The proposal also includes a 10-day sales tax holiday for school supplies near the start of the school year.
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