Florida TaxWatch Backs Rick Scott's CST Tax Cut

Florida TaxWatch went to bat for Gov. Rick Scotts plan to reduce the Communication Service Tax (CST). Scott has called reducing the CST by almost $471 million one of his top legislative priorities in 2015.

"I applaud the governor for his leadership and commitment to reducing taxes for all Floridians, especially those families, seniors and residents on very modest incomes," said Dominic M. Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, on Tuesday. "For years we have recommended that the Legislature reduce this highly burdensome and regressive tax on consumers and businesses. Florida's unfairly high Communications Services Tax is punitive and makes the state less attractive to businesses the state is trying to recruit to provide high-skill, high-wage jobs to its residents."

Florida TaxWatch released a report on Floridas CST, one of the highest in the nation, which can be read here.