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Florida voters nearly tripled the homeowner tax break — blowing an $11.8 billion hole in county budgets
Florida voters nearly tripled the homeowner tax break — blowing an $11.8 billion hole in county budgets

This translates to a 30% reduction in revenue for Florida counties and a 13% cut for smaller municipal governments.

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