Florida Budget Eyed For Cuts As Virus Hits State Revenues

Published: June 12, 2020 | WCJT 89.9 FM

By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

TALLAHASSEE --- Florida TaxWatch wants more than $136 million in projects cut from the proposed state budget, but the fiscal-watchdog group acknowledges that might be far less than what is needed because of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on state revenues.

TaxWatch President Dominic Calabro said he expects Gov. Ron DeSantis to use his line-item veto power to go beyond the 180 projects that TaxWatch has identified as “turkeys” in the proposed $93.2 billion budget that lawmakers passed in March.

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Florida Budget Eyed For Cuts As Virus Hits State Revenues

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