Charlie Christ Tax Cuts

Crist debuts retooled property-tax trims

One big obstacle: Resistance to a cap on the growth of local government spending.

John Kennedy |Tallahassee Bureau Chief

October 10, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday released a retooled, $6.3 billion package of property-tax cuts and said he may ask lawmakers to vote on it as early as next week.

Crist: tax cuts good for hotels

Orlando Business Journal - by Ty Trapps South Florida Business Journal

Gov. Charlie Crist linked property and insurance tax reductions to the health of the tourism industry in a speech Monday to the Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association's annual meeting.

One reason he supports the cuts is so "Floridians can have more disposable income and take three-day-weekend vacations in nice Florida hotels," he told a crowd of 300 at the Loews Miami Beach hotel.