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Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez announced that his office is delivering an additional $7.5 million in savings, bringing a total immediate relief this year to $13.5 million delivered by his administration.

In his remarks to the Board of County Commissioners during the second budget hearing celebrated last night. Tax Collector Fernandez urged that the new funds be used to reverse fee hikes, reduce Special Transportation Services (STS) fares for seniors and people with disabilities, and restore programs like Save Our Seniors.

“Taxpayers already give enough. Our responsibility is not to take more from families but to make every dollar work harder for them. That’s why I’ve called for these new savings to go directly toward rolling

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