Florida Public Service Tax Exemption Initiative (2008)

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The Public Service Tax Exemption is an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida that would require each law granting an exemption to the sales tax shall contain a legislative determination that such exemption advances or serves a public purpose and shall contain the single subject of a single exemption.[1]

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Support

Floridians Against Inequities in Rates (Fair) is sponsoring the initiative. The group has spent $941,064.97 promoting the initiative.[2]

Past initiatives

In 2004, FAIR sponsored an initiative titled "Fairness Initiative Requiring Legislative Determination that Sales Tax Exemptions and Exclusions Serve A Public Purpose." This initiative was ruled unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court, which stated that it failed to comply with the legal requirements of Article XI, Section 3 of the Florida Constitution and Section 101.61[3]

Opposition

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Status

The initiative was challenged in court[4] in 2005, but was ruled to be constitutional by the Judge. Now it is approved by the Florida Secretary of State and is in circulation.[5]

See also


References

  1. ↑ Public service tax exemption petition with full text
  2. ↑ FAIR Campaign finance report
  3. ↑ Florida Chamber of Commerce
  4. ↑ Court Opinion, CASE NO. SC05-1565
  5. ↑ Ballot summary
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