Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called for abolishing property taxes in the state by November, touting the balanced budget and rainy day fund.
During a Thursday press conference, the governor pointed out that the state is in good enough shape to give more property tax relief.
“That's the benefits when you run a good state, when you have a lean government, when you're reducing spending, paying down debt, running surpluses, you have the flexibility to do some of these things on property tax,” he said. “And I don't want that. I mean, look, we're going to have surplus.”
Good graph that shows property tax revenue taken from homeowners rising much higher than increases in population and inflation.
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) June 24, 2026
This is nationwide; the effect in Florida is even more dramatic.
Time for a taxpayer revolt! https://t.co/49bEdpogSe
DeSantis pointed out that his administration has “quadrupled the rainy day fund” which means the state constitution doesn't allow them to put any more money in it.
“Look what we're doing for roads. We're doing more than anyone for roads. I'm doing Everglades restoration in South Florida, the biggest restoration environmentally in American history. Billions of dollars. We've done that,” he continued, also touting a $1.56 billion going to school districts and granting pay increases to teachers.
🔥 BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis just WENT OFF saying it's time to ABOLISH homeowner property taxes this November, no more excuses
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 20, 2026
"We've QUADRUPLED the rainy day fund...we're not ALLOWED to put any MORE MONEY in the rainy day fund constitutionally. We've done too good." 🔥… pic.twitter.com/7ofWZXvsL0
I worry about taxpayers who local governments have overtaxed.
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) July 18, 2026
Property tax revenue has nearly doubled for local governments this decade.
The state has reduced its budget for 4 straight years — local governments can do the same.
Floridians should not be taxed out of their… https://t.co/EVulQ1eHhd
DeSantis launched a major effort in 2026 to slash property taxes on primary homes. He called a special legislative session to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would bring about higher homestead exemptions.
“If it’s successful, when you raise it to the $500,000 limit, that’s 92 percent of all Florida residents [who] would be tax-free. I think this bottom-up approach is a better approach,” he said.
