PENNY SALES TAX – The Penny has funded infrastructure projects in Sarasota County for 30 years including libraries, parks, schools & sidewalks.

 

PENNY SALES TAX – The Penny has funded infrastructure projects in Sarasota County for 30 years including libraries, parks, schools & sidewalks.

Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC

 

 

Sarasota County: Under Florida state law, counties may impose a discretionary sales surtax to invest in local infrastructure improvements. Such surtaxes must be approved by a majority of voters in a referendum. In three successive referendums, Sarasota County voters have authorized a 1%