TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Floridians will get a 10-day tax break on school supplies, computers and clothes under a more than $400 million tax cut package approved by the Florida Legislature.
The Senate on Monday passed the tax cut bill by a 34-2 margin. The Florida House also approved it by a 91-2 margin and sent it to the desk of Gov. Rick Scott.
The tax holiday will be held Aug. 7 to Aug. 16.
The legislation also contains a cut in the state tax charged on cellphones and cable television.
Scott pushed legislators to pass nearly $700 million of tax cuts.
But legislators scaled back the tax cut amount in order to boost funding to hospitals.
Legislators returned to Tallahassee June 1 after failing to pass a budget during their regular session.
