Report: Governments statewide spend $80B annually in collected taxes

Florida has one of the highest shares in the nation in tax spending.


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Florida, of course, scores major points for not having a state income tax. But on the flip side, more than half of all Florida government revenue, 53.1%, is raised at the local level. That’s one of the highest shares in the nation, according to Florida TaxWatch, in its 2019 edition of How Florida Counties Compare.

 

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