Hurricane mitigation sales tax holiday would be nice

• Published in: Sun-sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
• Main Authors: Camara, Christian, Florida state director, R Street Institute, Zeitler, Richard, Cirrincione, Marco, Stephenson, Caleb, Beach, Deerfield
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fort Lauderdale, Fla Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 03.02.2014

Gov. Rick Scott's announcement that he will pursue legislative action to grant a 15-day sales-tax holiday for hurricane preparedness is a big win for Florida. The tax incentive will provide modest savings to those Floridians who opt to purchase things like flashlights, batteries and radios. But...