DeSantis To Exempt Gas Stoves From Florida Sales Tax

Market Watch reports:

Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida and a likely 2024 candidate for president, delivered on an earlier promise Wednesday when he said new gas stoves — in fact, all gas appliances — should be exempt from his state’s sales tax. DeSantis rolled out the first budget of his second term, and among the proposed breaks for taxpayers is a $7 million permanent exemption on appliances fueled by combustible gas, such as natural gas, propane, butane, liquefied petroleum gas and syngas.

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In his speech, DeSantis admits that very few Florida homes “are even set up” for gas appliances, but that “it’s the principle of the thing.” That principle, of course, is owning the libs.

Desantis outlines the framework for his budget today, including permanent ban on sales tax for gas stoves. Only people who buy electric stoves will pay tax: “They want your gas stove, and we’re not gonna let that happen.” pic.twitter.com/FBBtSiDdIu

— Ron Filipkowski ?? (@RonFilipkowski) February 1, 2023

8% of the homes in FL have gas stoves. Ron lets the elitists pay no tax. The other 92% pay.

— Ron Filipkowski ?? (@RonFilipkowski) February 1, 2023

Never one to let a fake crisis go unaddressed.
‘We don’t even really HAVE gas stoves here… but if they COULD come for them, they WOULD, so I’m going to stop them from doing a thing they AREN’T doing.’

Can you even imagine what 4 years of this asshole in the Oval would be like?

— Jo ? (@JoJoFromJerz) February 2, 2023

ICYMI: @GovRonDeSantis alluded to a federal effort “to go after gas stoves,” while announcing a tax exemption for such appliances.

No federal agency is attempting to prohibit gas stoves or remove products already in consumers’ homes.

More @PolitiFact: https://t.co/EdUVQcHJPz

— Yacob Reyes (@yacob_reyes) February 2, 2023