[kwflconch]

Property taxes are going lowered, according to Christ, by rolling back the levels to the 2003 level, which would help save Floridans $1200 the first year, and the savings are going to be larger each year until the levels reach the 2003 levels. Other residents are going to save $750, and buisnesses are going to save $3300, this is all in the first year. Christ also wants to increase homestead extemptions to $50,000 and homowners can take the extemptions with them when they move and gives first homeowners a 25% break. Remember, the saving are going to become more each year. This should help increase school enrollment more and make living in Florida more affordable. The plan would save Floridans $27.2 billion dollars over 5 years.

[FL_TN_Nana]

That's Gov. Crist's plan....the House has another one and the Senate has yet another. At the rate they're going in Tallahassee, nothing will get done on this issue by May 4. Crist's plan is kind of in the middle of the other two and could be a good compromise.

[willbo1]

Originally Posted by kwflconch

Property taxes are going lowered, according to Christ, by rolling back the levels to the 2003 level, which would help save Floridans $1200 the first year, and the savings are going to be larger each year until the levels reach the 2003 levels. Other residents are going to save $750, and buisnesses are going to save $3300, this is all in the first year. Christ also wants to increase homestead extemptions to $50,000 and homowners can take the extemptions with them when they move and gives first homeowners a 25% break. Remember, the saving are going to become more each year. This should help increase school enrollment more and make living in Florida more affordable. The plan would save Floridans $27.2 billion dollars over 5 years.

"Christ" is concerned about Florida real estate taxes? And I thought that guy had enough on his plate with the dying for everyone's sins and all...

[tallrick]

WOW he wants to lower taxes by 12% while mine went up by 300 percent in 5 years. Anyone selling some nice property in Alabama?

[Arrgh]

And I believe in that as much as the Easter bunny. Re Crists' Ins reform and how the rates are going to be reduced, well I just recieved my renewal and the policy ONLY went up 32% Maybe I should write to Santa Claus for tax relief.

[Tarastomsgirl]

Well in Naples they're proposing to raise sales tax to 8.5% to lower property tax... imo thats crazy. If you can't afford it I say leave.

[tallrick]

Oh please, when is that category 5 comming to rescue us?

[Rhett_Butler]

Originally Posted by willbo1

"Christ" is concerned about Florida real estate taxes? And I thought that guy had enough on his plate with the dying for everyone's sins and all...

Beat me to it..... That was TOO easy...

[Songbird42]

Taratomsgirl, and where do we all go? I've been looking into nearly every NE state I can get to easily or get information on. I don't think Crist plan will pass, there are plenty of retiree's on fixed incomes that there pensions/SS
don't go up that much, so where are we suppose to move to?

County government has gotten out of hand, I hope they put in that increase in state tax, this way everyone will pay, just not us Floridians but everyone else that visits, if you can afford to go to Disney, you can pay the state tax.

[MrTudo]

Originally Posted by tallrick

WOW he wants to lower taxes by 12% while mine went up by 300 percent in 5 years.

LOL!

More taxes to come although they'll call them everything except taxes.