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'Economic disaster': Polk County tourism agency lashes out at bills to cut tourism marketing
Bills moving through the Florida Legislature would, among other things, redirect bed tax money to property tax breaks and ...
In bid to slash property taxes, Legislature considers defunding tourism
“Eliminating tourism promotion isn’t a cost-saving measure — it’s an act of economic sabotage,” Executive Director Robert ...
South Florida tourism advocates raise alarms over property tax relief plan
The heads of the agencies that promote tourism in the Sunshine State are contacting Florida legislators with a dire warning ...
Visit Pensacola warns of economic risks with bill allowing flexible use of TDT funds
The state house budget committee advanced its tax package Tuesday that aims to lower property taxes.It would do that by ...
GOP split deepens over plan to gut Florida tourism funding
Just weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis touted record-breaking tourist numbers, the state House is targeting organizations which help draw visitors.
Proposed Florida legislation threatens local tourism funding and jobs
In Putnam County, tourism officials told Action News Jax the bills could be detrimental to a county working to become a ...
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'Economic disaster': Polk County tourism agency lashes out at bills to cut tourism marketing
Locally, the bed tax funds marketing efforts on behalf ... in the county and 276,000 households. The tourism industry in Polk employs 41,000 people. The Polk County bed tax revenues were $25 ...