Monday, February 7, 2011

Scott unveiling Fla. budget plan at tea party bash

Scott unveiling Fla. budget plan at tea party bash

The Associated Press

Gov. Rick Scott will be breaking with usual practice in a couple ways when he unveils his first budget recommendations to the Legislature.

The Republican governor will present a two-year plan Monday rather than the annual version required by the Florida Constitution.

And, he'll do it first at a tea party rally in Eustis before flying nearly 200 miles back to Tallahassee for a traditional news conference at the Florida Capitol.

GOP-leaning tea party activists are expected to give a more favorable response to his proposals for slashing spending by $5 billion and cutting business and property taxes by more than $2 billion.

Leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature say they don't see how the cash-strapped state can afford tax cuts.


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