Plan For Sales Tax, Unemployment Fund Gets Support In Florida House
(WorldNews Sport)

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – – A day after legislative leaders unleashed the plan, the House began moving forward Thursday with a proposal that would cover a pandemic-caused shortfall in the unemployment system by requiring out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes from Floridians. The House Ways & Means Committee voted 16-2 to support the measure (HB 15), which is projected to bring in about $1 billion a year in sales taxes. The vote came after lawmakers made changes that included directing the additional money to be used to replenish the state`s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.READ MORE: Jobless Numbers Down In Florida As Stimulus On Its Way Bill sponsor...