TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Chief Monetary Officer Blaise Ingoglia took to the airwaves Monday, intensifying his marketing campaign towards what he describes as “bloated” native authorities budgets and expressing confidence that main property tax reform will attain voters in November 2026.
Talking on Florida’s Voice Radio, Ingoglia characterised himself because the “Jim Cantore of native wasteful spending,” suggesting that his arrival in a municipality often alerts a looming “storm” for native officers.
Ingoglia detailed findings from a sequence of current evaluations carried out by his workplace, alleging over $1.87 billion in extreme spending throughout 11 native governments analyzed this yr. He used the Metropolis of Orlando as a main instance, citing particular taxpayer-funded objects he deemed pointless.
He pointed to Palm Seaside County, the place he claimed the price range rose by practically $900 million over 5 years regardless of a inhabitants development of solely 67,000 folks.
The CFO’s final purpose is to pave the way in which for a constitutional modification that would supply broad property tax reduction. Ingoglia predicted that “massive structural property tax reform” will probably be on the 2026 poll, following a slate of proposals at the moment shifting by way of the Florida Legislature.
“They’re going to make excuses left and proper to maintain their bloated, wasteful price range,” Ingoglia stated of native leaders’ reactions to his audits. “Defending taxpayers is a 365-day a yr job.”
WATCH: May property tax reform REALLY be across the nook for Florida? FL CFO Blaise Ingoglia (@GovGoneWild) says he’s assured it is going to be on the poll pic.twitter.com/YonOUkMKUz
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) December 22, 2025
