Screenshot of Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia in Orlando on Sept. 15, 2025.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia today said that, based on calculations by his DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) auditors, the Orange County government over the past five years has OK’d more than $190 million in “excessive and wasteful spending.”
Speaking in Orlando, Ingoglia said the general fund budget for Orange County had increased by more than $559 million — a nearly 54% boost — in that time, as he continues to make the case along with Gov. Ron DeSantis that local government spending is out of control and is the reason why Floridians deserve property tax relief…