April 24, 2024

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Florida's quote of the day

| 2/20/2020

"We’re calling a different finish line for them versus everybody else."

-- Okeechobee County Property Appraiser Mickey L. Bandi

Quietly tucked into the House’s package of tax breaks is a measure that will let Florida Power & Light and other utilities save millions by delaying the date on which it starts paying taxes on dozens of solar energy plants under construction across the state.

The issue didn’t come up during the tax workshop last week, but House Speaker José Oliva asked for the budget impact of the proposal to be assessed by state economists in December.

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