DeSantis held a news conference for tackling property tax for homeowners, calling on Florida Legislature to direct billions for relief. See his plan.

Instead of a cut in sales taxes as proposed by the House, DeSantis says he wants to provide a $1,000 tax break to all homestead property owners.

As the Florida Policy Institute noted in a criticism of the tax cut concept, property taxes make up roughly a sixth of county and city revenue and more than half of school district revenue. If the taxes were eliminated, it would leave a revenue hole of more than $2,000 for every man, woman and child in the state.