DeSantis proposes $1000 property tax rebate for homeowners

PALMBEACHCOUNTY,Fla.—TheFloridaHouseofRepresentativeshasproposedafive-billiondollartaxreliefforresidents,butplansonhowandwherethatreliefwillbeseeniscausingcommotion. FloridaGovernorRonDeSantiswantstousethatrelieftoreducepropertytaxes.InapressconferenceinOrlandoMonday,heproposedaplanwhichwouldofferaone-thousand-dollarrebateforHomesteadhomeowners.DeSantissaiditisallinanefforttoprotecthomeownersagainstrisingpropertytaxesby2026. SeeAlso:OfficerhospitalizedafterT-bonecrashinWestPalmBeach ThenewscomesjustdaysaftertheFloridaHouseofRepresentativesproposedacuttothestatesalestaxfrom6percent,downto5.25percent. “IwantCanadiantouristsandBraziliantouristssubsidizingthestateandmakingitsoFloridaresidentspaylesstaxes,”DeSantissaid.“Idon’twanttogiveCanadiansataxcut.” NorthPalmBeachhomeownerRicksaidheisallforcuttingpropertycoststoofferrelieftolocals. “Iwouldratherathousanddollarpropertytaxcutbecausethenitgoesinmypocketandwe�