ORLANDO, Fla. — People in Florida are running out of time to save money while buying hurricane season supplies.
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Florida’s disaster preparedness sales tax holiday ends Friday.
State CFO Jimmy Patronis met with an urban search and rescue task force Thursday to discuss storm preparation.
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The first responders said many people were unprepared for last year’s storms.
And they said even though the hurricane season is already underway, there’s still time to get ready.
Read: 9 things to know about Florida’s upcoming sales tax holidays
“Last year, we witnessed the many people who were unprepared and felt the immense distress of hurricane Ian. It was a huge and unpredictable storm, exactly why we need to prepare today,” officials said.
Another sales tax holiday will run from Aug. 26 through Sept. 8.
Read: Florida House approves tax breaks for businesses and consumers
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