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Surtax plan scaled back after state tax change; county budgets big transit ‘Primo’ projects and cuts operating posts
Summary
Elimination of the state commercial lease tax reduced Broward’s surtax base; staff said the county is budgeting conservatively, will draw on reserves and one‑time funds for large projects, and transit eliminated 61 positions to absorb recurring revenue losses.
County budget staff told the Board of County Commissioners the 2024 Florida legislative action that removed commercial‑lease receipts from the state sales‑tax base reduced the county’s anticipated surtax receipts and forced adjustments to the FY26‑30 surtax plan.
County budget staff said the estimated recurring loss to the local 1‑percent transportation surtax is roughly $32–40 million a year; the recommended budget uses a conservative $487 million recurring figure for fiscal 2026 and assumes additional one‑time fund balance and interest earnings to support large…
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