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House speaker calls for sales-tax cut

March 27, 2025 | News Service of Florida

Tallahassee – House Speaker Daniel Perez said Mar. 26 he wants to lower the state’s sales-tax rate, trimming revenue by almost $5 billion a year.

Perez, R-Miami, told House members he has directed Ways & Means Chairman Wyman Duggan, R-Jacksonville, to produce a bill next week that would lower the rate from 6 percent to 5.25 percent.

House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, called Wednesday for a sales-tax cut. (Photo by Colin Hackley/News Service of Florida File)

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