ISSUE 1058 SENATE PRESIDENT STALLS AG TAX CUTS Florida State Senate President Tom Lee has indicated
he will not go along with proposed agricultural sales tax cuts
unless funding can be secured for growth management issues. Lee,
a Brandon developer who, as Senate president, determines which
bills will go for full passage before the Senate, has said that
the money is needed to pay for infrastructure to handle future
development. The ag sales tax bill, which the House has passed,
would eliminate taxes on such things as farm equipment, including
generators, used for the production of crops or products. "We urge FFVA Members to contact Senator
Lee's office to make their concerns heard," said Butch Calhoun,
FFVA's director, Governmental Affairs. The senator can be reached
at (850) 487-5072 or via email at lee.tom.web@flsenate.gov.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only articles are indicated in bold.) FFVA URGES FUNDING FOR SPECIALTY CROP BILL FISH LABELING GOES INTO EFFECT USDA SECRETARY SHARES VIEWS WITH FFVA COURT APPROVES PACA CLAIMS PROCEDURES FOR WINN-DIXIE
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