BRANDON, Fla. — Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia continued his campaign on Wednesday to lower property taxes and accused Hillsborough County of wasting more than $278 million in taxpayer money.

What You Need To Know • CFO Blaise Ingoglia accused Hillsborough County of wasting $278 million in taxpayer money • Last week, Ingoglia accused Jacksonville of wasting $200 million and Orange County of $190 million • The CFO said Hillsborough County could have easily reduced their millage rate by 1.02 mils • Ingoglia said he wants to see property tax reform on next year’s ballot

“Another astounding number,” he said. “Now, I didn’t think any county would beat Jacksonville or Orange County, but here we are.”

Last week, Ingoglia accused Jacksonville of wasting $200 million a

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