Rick Scott: Higher General Revenue Shows Florida's Economy is Coming Back Strong

The Revenue Estimating Conference released a report on Monday showing Floridas general revenue is up $296 million while next year the general revenue will be almost $332 million higher than expected forecasts.

Gov. Rick Scott said the increased revenue shows Floridas economy is coming back strong.

Todays news of increased revenue reflects the positive steps we are taking to grow our economy, Scott said on Monday. We are working every day to make Florida the premier destination in the world for business and I applaud our job creators who have helped add almost 680,000 new private-sector jobs in less than four years. Job growth is an indicator of our economic strength and we hope to see even more gains. Because we are creating an environment where our private sector can succeed, our economy is growing which makes it possible for us to invest in areas important to Florida families. I look forward to working with the Legislature to continue to cut taxes by $1 billion over the next two years and increase K-12 per pupil funding to the highest level in our states history this coming year.