DeSantis pushes back on sales tax proposal

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about his proposal for Florida to become the first state to abolish property taxes during a news conference at the Florida Realtors headquarters in Orlando on Monday. (RICH POPE/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about his proposal for Florida to become the first state to abolish property taxes during a news conference at the Florida Realtors headquarters in Orlando on Monday. (RICH POPE/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday argued Floridians aren’t “clamoring” for a sales-tax cut as House Speaker Daniel Perez proposed last week and said they would prefer reducing homeowners’ prop…