Florida Public Service Tax Exemption Initiative (2008)
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ThePublic Service Tax Exemption was proposed as aninitiated constitutional amendment for theNovember 4, 2008 ballot inFlorida, but the measure ultimately did not qualify for the ballot.
The unsuccessful proposal would have required each law granting an exemption to the statesales tax to contain a legislative determination that such exemption advanced or served a public purpose and contained the single subject of a single exemption.[1]
Floridians Against Inequities in Rates (Fair) sponsored the measure, and spent $941,064.97 promoting it.[2]
Past initiatives
In 2004, FAIR sponsored "Fairness Initiative Requiring Legislative Determination that Sales Tax Exemptions and Exclusions Serve A Public Purpose." This initiative was ruled unconstitutional by theFlorida Supreme Court, which stated that it failed to comply with the legal requirements ofArticle XI, Section 3 of the Florida Constitution, and Section 101.61[3]
Lawsuit
The measure was challenged in court in 2005, by opponents who wanted it to be found unconstitutional.[4]
