DeSantis signs $1.2 billion tax relief package to help Florida families save on essential items

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By Christy Turner and James Tutten

OCALA, Fla. — Florida families will soon save money on essential items.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed into law a $1.2 billion tax relief package.

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DeSantis announced 10 upcoming tax-free holidays, which includes children’s clothes and diapers.

The items are expensive for families in the state and will provide major savings when added up.

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Florida Tax Relief Holidays

Florida Tax Relief Holidays

Florida Tax Relief Holidays

Florida Tax Relief Holidays

Florida Tax Relief Holidays

Florida Tax Relief Holidays

Florida Tax Relief Holidays

Florida Tax Relief Holidays

Florida Tax Relief Holidays

Florida Tax Relief Holidays

DeSantis signs $1.2 billion tax relief package to help Florida families save on essential items

DeSantis signs $1.2 billion tax relief package to help Florida families save on essential items

DeSantis signs $1.2 billion tax relief package to help Florida families save on essential items

DeSantis signs $1.2 billion tax relief package to help Florida families save on essential items

DeSantis signs $1.2 billion tax relief package to help Florida families save on essential items

DeSantis signs $1.2 billion tax relief package to help Florida families save on essential items

DeSantis signs $1.2 billion tax relief package to help Florida families save on essential items

DeSantis signs $1.2 billion tax relief package to help Florida families save on essential items

DeSantis signs $1.2 billion tax relief package to help Florida families save on essential items

“Diapers are one of those things you can’t cut out of your budget. We have to have them,” said mother Elaine Karr.

Karr is a first-time mom and her daughter, Madeline, is 19 months old.

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Parents will go through about 3,000 diapers in the first year of a child’s life, according to the National Diaper Bank.

Starting in July, diapers will be tax-free for an entire year for Florida families.

“It will be a relief for us because that’s what’s taking a big part of our budget right now,” Karr said.

It’s one of several sales tax holidays the governor signed into law while in Ocala.

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“This is actually the largest tax relief in the history of the state of Florida,” DeSantis said. “Families are going to be able to save for things that really matter for them.”

Here is the full list of tax-free holidays in Florida:

• MAY 14 – AUG. 14, 2022

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

• MAY 28 - JUNE 10, 2022

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

• JULY 1-7, 2022

EVENT TICKETS & REC. EQUIPMENT

• JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023

CHILDREN’S DIAPERS

• JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023

BABY CLOTHES AND SHOES

• JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023

ENERGY STAR APPLIANCES

• JULY 1, 2022 – JUNE 30, 2024

IMPACT-RESISTANT WINDOWS,

DOORS AND GARAGE DOORS

• JULY 25 - AUGUST 7, 2022

SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CLOTHING,

SHOES AND BACKPACKS

• SEPTEMBER 3 - 9, 2022

TOOLS AND OTHER HOME

IMPROVEMENT ITEMS

• OCTOBER 1 - 31, 2022

FUEL TAX HOLIDAY

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