4/25/25 replace:
The Florida Home handed the Tax Package deal (HB7033 and HB1221) with amendments on Friday, 4/25, together with:

  • Severely limit future funding in tourism advertising and marketing
  • Eradicate county tourism promotion businesses
  • Scale back (initially 100%, now 75%) the quantity of non-contracted vacationer growth taxes to be redirected to offset property taxes.

This may nonetheless have a dire affect on our tourism financial system in Monroe County and Florida total.

Senate negotiations will start subsequent week. Please make your voices heard utilizing the assets under!

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Proposals to severely remove county tourism promotion are shifting by the Florida Legislature.

Amendments to Home Tax Package deal - HB 7033 and HB 1221 - would remove using Vacationer Improvement Tax (TDT) revenues for tourism promotion and advertising and marketing.

This laws is a direct assault on Florida’s tourism business and the tens of millions of Floridians whose jobs, companies and communities depend on customer spending.

If handed, these payments would:

  • Eradicate or severely scale back funding for tourism advertising and marketing and amenities
  • Dissolve each Vacationer Improvement Council in Florida by the tip of the 12 months
  • Drive a referendum each eight years simply to maintain native tourism {dollars}
  • Carry a couple of lack of jobs within the Keys, not simply at inns and sights, however in all segments of the neighborhood
  • Reduce crucial tourism funding for coral restoration, seaside cleansing, funding for Keys arts and tradition and extra.

Tourism is Florida’s primary financial driver and guests fund our Monroe County financial system.  

If these payments move, residents pays extra and get much less. And different states will profit from our loss. 

Now’s the time to behave. Locations Florida is asking us and all of you to:

  • Contact your representatives and senators and urge them to vote NO on this laws
  • Make your voice heard with the native media
  • Share your tales with us about how tourism impacts what you are promoting and neighborhood and what’s at stake. Ship to: tdcalert@fla-keys.com

The Florida Keys depend on tourism. Let’s defend our future and make our voices heard.  

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