Ben Albritton pushes for permanent back-to-school, hurricane preparedness tax holidays

Senate President Ben Albritton wants back-to-school and hurricane preparedness tax holidays made permanent.

In comments to media, the Wauchula Republican said the House and Senate have agreed to build $350 million in tax relief into a budget framework. But he said the chambers have yet to cement what that will look like for Florida residents.

He said the Legislature will eliminate the business rent tax this year, a levy only charged in the state of Florida.

“How do we take this robust number and apply this specifically, directly to Florida families?” Albritton asked. “As we’ve gone down here in the Senate and looked at all the lists, the hurricane preparedness and back-to-school are the two that we, at least looking at the list and looking around this aggregately, that we