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Florida's expanded gun tax holiday draws mixed reactions
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Florida is entering into one of its biggest sales tax holidays for hunting, fishing, and camping, with state officials projecting consumers to save around $40 million this year.
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TALLAHASSEE — An upcoming four-month sales tax “holiday” on certain camping and hunting gear, including guns and ammunition, is back to round out the year. The retail industry is hoping people are becoming more conscious of the discount period that begins Tuesday and ends Dec. 31.
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Starting on Tuesday, supplies for many outdoor pastimes will be tax-free for the rest of the year, thanks to Florida's Hunting, Fishing, and Camping Sales Tax Holiday. It begins Tuesday, September 1 and runs through Thursday, December 31.
Rifles for sale at a store in Miami Beach, Florida, US, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Anxiety about antisemitism is causing some people to rethink their reluctance to own a firearm and the Sunshine State’s laws make it easier to obtain one. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Florida outdoor enthusiasts can gear up for savings as a four-month sales tax holiday on camping equipment, fishing gear and firearms begins today across the Sunshine State. Florida outdoor gear tax holiday Florida's multi-month "Hunting, Fishing and Camping" sales tax holiday runs through Dec. 31.
Florida is entering into one of its biggest sales tax holidays for hunting, fishing, and camping, with state officials projecting consumers to save around $40 million this year.
