Rick Scott Signs Vehicle Registration Fee Cut

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill rolling back $400 million in vehicle registration fees enacted in 2009 by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Charlie Crist. Despite spending most of his political career as a Republican, Crist is the favorite to win the Democratic nomination and challenge Scott in November.

Last winter, we announced our intent to return $500 million to Floridians by cutting taxes, Scott said. Today, we are rolling back many of the 2009 tax increases on annual motor vehicle registrations. This will result in an annual savings of $25 per typical motor vehicle and will let families keep nearly $400 million of their hard-earned money in their own pockets -- because its their money!

Scott made the vehicle registration fee rollback one of his chief legislative items this year.