Escambia County Government: Escambia County Residents Encouraged To Participate In Florida's Hurricane Sales Tax Holiday

Pensacola FL

25 May, 2022

6:51 PM

Description

Press release from Escambia County Government: May 25, 2022 Escambia County is encouraging residents to participate in Florida's 14-day Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, May 28 through June 10. On May 6, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 7071, Florida's Broad-Based Tax Relief for Florida Families. The Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday was created to incentivize preparedness before hurricane and tropical storm season. Hurricane season begins June 1 and continues through November. Floridians can expect being able to purchase the following items without paying sales tax: Reusable ice packs ($20 or less) Candles, flashlights and lanterns ($40 or less) Gas or diesel fuel containers ($50 or less) Batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries ($50 or less) Radios powered by battery, solar, or handcrank ($50 or less) Tarps ($100 or less) Tie-down kits ($100 or less) Portable generators ($1000 or less) For more information and a list of qualifying items, visit floridarevenue.com/disasterprep. To learn more about disaster preparedness, visit Escambia County to Kick Off Hurricane Preparedness Week May 9 (myescambia.com). Reusable ice packs ($20 or less)Candles, flashlights and lanterns ($40 or less)Gas or diesel fuel containers ($50 or less)Batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries ($50 or less)Radios powered by battery, solar, or handcrank ($50 or less)Tarps ($100 or less)Tie-down kits ($100 or less)Portable generators ($1000 or less) This press release was produced by Escambia County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.