Yes, Florida Has One Of The Country’s Lowest Tax Burdens

Tampa Bay Times; Published By: Maria Ramirez Uribe

As he considers a potential 2024 presidential run, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has positioned his state as the blueprint for the country.

“The state of Florida has set a standard for this country,” DeSantis said on April 13 at a Lincoln Day event in Akron, Ohio, sponsored by the Butler County Republican Party.

DeSantis touted Florida’s education and economic freedoms, and its low taxes.

“Our tax burden and we have no state income tax, you all should try that sometime. It works pretty good,” DeSantis said. “We have the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.”

We rated a similar claim from Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, Mostly True in 2017. But we wanted to look into what the data shows in 2023. Read more