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ITEP Work in Action
November 18, 2020Florida Policy Institute: 2021 Legislature Must Prioritize Revenue-Raising Solutions, Not Budget Cuts, To Bolster Post-Pandemic Recovery
Through smart investments, it is possible to make up billions of dollars without cuts. FPI proposes initiatives to close corporate loopholes such as “combined reporting”— already implemented by 28 states…
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ITEP Work in Action
October 30, 2020Florida Policy Institute: Florida Would See an Extra $577 Million in Sales Tax Revenue Under Amendment 2
As Florida Policy Institute and many others have demonstrated, gradually increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026 would help lift households out of poverty and reduce pay inequities long…
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May 4, 2020Intended Consequences: Deliberate Disinvestment Caused Florida’s Unemployment Disaster
Florida politicians deliberately rigged the unemployment system after the Great Recession to avoid raising taxes on businesses. Now, in a pandemic, some out-of-work residents are left waiting more than six…
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ITEP Work in Action
January 31, 2020Florida Policy Institute: Earned Income Tax Credit Crucial for Working Families
State EITCs are better targeted to people with low income than blanket tax exemptions, so they help to reduce the disproportionate impact of sales and excise taxes. According to new… -
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October 23, 2018Florida Policy Institute: Amendment 5 Would Lock in the Regressive Policies and Abysmal Funding Levels that Perpetuate Inequality
Florida’s unfair tax system, which forces low-income residents to contribute the most as a share of their household incomes, along with the state’s worst-in-the-nation per-person investment in public services, would… -
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October 19, 2018Florida Phoenix: New Study Says Florida Has the 3rd Most Unfair State and Local Tax System in US
Florida is the third largest state in the country, and according to a new report, has the third-most unfair state and local tax system in the U.S. That data comes…
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ITEP Work in Action
October 17, 2018Florida Policy Institute: Florida Has Third Most Unfair State and Local Tax System
Florida’s reputation as a “low-tax” state belies the reality that it is, in fact, a high-tax state for low- and moderate-income residents. Floridians with the lowest incomes — those earning less than… -
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October 17, 2018Low-Tax States Are Often High-Tax for the Poor
A new ITEP analysis reveals that many states traditionally considered to be “low-tax states” are actually high-tax for their poorest residents. The “low tax” label is typically assigned to states… -
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October 17, 2018Low Tax for Whom? Florida is a “Low Tax State” Overall, But Not for Families Living in Poverty
Florida’s tax system has vastly different impacts on taxpayers at different income levels. For instance, the lowest-income 20 percent of Floridians contribute 12.7 percent of their income in state and…
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State Tax & Revenue Information
- Florida Department of Revenue
- Florida Department of Revenue - Tax Collections & Distributions
- Florida Legislature - Office of Economic and Demographic Research