Florida just made a big move to help you save on disaster preparedness supplies by making them tax free year-round. Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski visited a local hardware store to see how they’re gearing up for the new law.
Watch to see what the hardware store said about new emergency supply tax exemption:
Disaster prep supplies now tax free year-round under new Florida law
Governor Ron DeSantis signed a $1.3 billion dollar tax cut package as part of this year’s state budget. Part of that is a new law making the disaster preparedness sales tax exemption permanent. The change comes after a budget delay this year left Floridians without tax-free savings at the start of hurricane season.
“We normally have disaster preparedness start with hurricane season, right before hurricane season,” said DeSantis.
But now, there’s no waiting period. Governor DeSantis says emergency supplies like portable generators, batteries, tarps, and fuel tanks will be tax free all year…