Florida tax watchdog urges state to implement post-storm fixes

Florida TaxWatch says rebuilding after Helene and Milton will be a “multi-year endeavor.’ The state, the organization adds, can help by not overdoing it and over-complicating things on taxes.

By Dominic M. Calabro
| 9:53 a.m. November 1, 2024

Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage across Southwest Florida.

Opinion

Florida is reeling from an unprecedented string of hurricanes, with October’s Category 3 (once a Category 5) Hurricane Milton following Category 4 Hurricane Helene by less than two weeks. August brought Hurricane Debby and there was flash flooding in South Florida in June. People are still recovering from storms in 2023 and 2022. Every Florida county was included in at least one of the numerous state of emergency declarations issued by Gov. DeSantis, most were included in multiple emergencies.