The Brief
- A Florida non-profit created a calculator showing potential local funding impacts if Amendment 3 passes in November.
- The tool allows users to look up projected impacts by ZIP code, county and special district.
- Hillsborough County could see more than $971 million in combined base-level impacts over the first two years, according to the calculator.
TAMPA, Fla. – Florida voters will decide on Amendment 3 in November, a measure that would increase the homestead exemption while lowering the cap on increases in assessments for non-homesteaded property.
The Florida Policy Institute, a nonpartisan non-profit, has created a calculator showing how the proposed amendment could affect property-tax funding for counties and local special districts across the state.
Florida tax policy breakdown
What we know:
The calculator allows users to enter a ZIP code or select one of Florida’s 67 counties to see projected base-level funding impacts if Amendment 3 passes.…