CFO says Florida DOGE gets some credit for tax

The Broward County Commission may have voted this week to trim its share of the annual property tax rate, but local leaders don’t deserve all the credit for tax relief, according to Florida’s chief financial officer.

That credit, said CFO Blaise Ingoglia, goes to the state — specifically to Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Florida DOGE effort. In the name of cutting wasteful spending to provide tax relief for residents, a team with the state’s Department of Governmental Efficiency descended on Broward in late July and early August to inspect the county’s spending decisions.

That pressure probably contributed to this week’s tax rate cut in several communities, Ingoglia said in a recent interview with Politico , also noting that Hernando County slashed its tax rate . “Just for the sheer fact