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Nikki Fried, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

“Gov. Ron DeSantis “signed a $1 billion tax increase on the people of our state, on our consumers, yet gave a $500 million tax break to our corporations.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: DeSantis signed an online sales tax bill that requires consumers to pay the tax even if the seller doesn’t have a store in Florida. But they were supposed to already pay it, and other states passed similar bills.