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February 15, 1949
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Florida Taxpayers Association praises Governor Warren's proposal for property owners to share flood control costs, asserting revenue can be raised equitably without raising taxes, potentially cutting rates via better property valuation.
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Taxpayers Want Tax Roll To Be Equitable To All
(Special to The Citizen)
TAMPA, Feb. 16.-Praising "the essential soundness and fairness" of Governor Warren's proposal that property should share the cost of flood control which gives it protection and value Florida Taxpayers Association declared today, however, that the necessary revenue can be raised without increasing present high tax rates.
"In fact," added the non-political citizens' tax research group "all six State tax surveys made since 1930 have shown how additional revenue can be provided and present high tax rates actually reduced at the same time.
"If the tax load now borne unfairly by only about 6 billion dollars worth of property in the State, the additional revenue would roll on and present tax rate could be cut in half or more.
Equitable Valuation of property and proportionate reduction in millage rates would provide cities and counties with so much additional revenue that the tremendous State hand-outs now going to counties for schools and other purposes could be substantially reduced, and the State could then use these funds for flood control and any other necessary expansion of State services without new taxes.
(Special to The Citizen)
TAMPA, Feb. 16.-Praising "the essential soundness and fairness" of Governor Warren's proposal that property should share the cost of flood control which gives it protection and value Florida Taxpayers Association declared today, however, that the necessary revenue can be raised without increasing present high tax rates.
"In fact," added the non-political citizens' tax research group "all six State tax surveys made since 1930 have shown how additional revenue can be provided and present high tax rates actually reduced at the same time.
"If the tax load now borne unfairly by only about 6 billion dollars worth of property in the State, the additional revenue would roll on and present tax rate could be cut in half or more.
Equitable Valuation of property and proportionate reduction in millage rates would provide cities and counties with so much additional revenue that the tremendous State hand-outs now going to counties for schools and other purposes could be substantially reduced, and the State could then use these funds for flood control and any other necessary expansion of State services without new taxes.
What sub-type of article is it?
Policy Advocacy
Tax Reform
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Tax Equity
Flood Control
Property Valuation
Tax Rate Reduction
State Revenue
What entities or persons were involved?
Governor Warren
Florida Taxpayers Association
Where did it happen?
Tampa, Florida
Story Details
Key Persons
Governor Warren
Florida Taxpayers Association
Location
Tampa, Florida
Event Date
Feb. 16
Story Details
Florida Taxpayers Association endorses Governor Warren's idea for property to fund flood control proportionally, claiming surveys show revenue can increase and rates decrease through equitable valuation, reducing state handouts to counties.