Ron DeSantis Hints At Eliminating Property Taxes in Florida: 'Is It Your Property, Or Not?'

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis hinted on Monday at the possibility of abolishing property taxes in the state. Concretely, he said that Florida has been cutting taxes but residents have seen their property tax liability rise over the past years because they are being assessed "higher and higher."

"Is it your property or not? Just for being on your property, you've got to write a check to the government every year, so you're basically paying rent to the government to live on your own property," DeSantis said during a press conference, as reported by Florida's Voice.

"There's homestead stuff that helps protect you to a certain extent, but you're paying more, and a lot of people can't afford that, so I think that's a big issue, and I know we're going to be really looking at ways to bring people relief from that, because I think it's been really something that's pinching a lot of homeowners, particularly seniors on fixed incomes," the governor added.

DeSantis also announced he is proposing a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force audit Florida's expenses to "streamline our government and to continue to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy, and to continue to ensure tax dollars are used in the most efficient way possible."

"Our state DOGE task force will use AI to amplify our efficiency efforts, spearhead audits at our state universities and tee up the elimination of more than 70 state boards and commissions," DeSantis added, saying the government will also work with the Legislature to authorize the "DOGE-ing of local governments."