Although there are no cries for corporate tax cuts and in the face of major cuts to services like education and health care, Gov. Rick Scott in his weekly radio address reiterated Thursday his plea for tax giveaways in the budget.
“Some in the Legislature doubt these tax cuts can happen. I am confident they can and should get it done,” Scott said.
Scott added that “with strong, conservative legislator leaders like House Speaker Cannon and Senate President Haridopolos, I cannot imagine a budget that doesn’t include tax cuts that will create jobs.”
Legislative leaders have stalled for weeks on answering definitively whether they would put tax cuts in the budget.
Cannon responded to the address Thursday by saying “we are doing everything we can to get him some meaningful corporate tax relief,” adding that there are “no promises” and it’s too soon to guarantee tax cuts.
