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Budget advisers ask for deeper dive on business taxes, staff to return with options
Summary
The board reviewed a staff packet on business taxes and other fees and asked for more time for targeted analysis; staff noted state limits on business‑tax increases and that the packet was informational rather than a formal recommendation.
Fort Lauderdale staff provided the Budget Advisory Board with a revenue‑review packet that included benchmarking on business tax receipts, development review fees and other service charges; the board asked staff to return with more detailed proposals rather than endorse immediate rate changes.
Staff noted legal and practical limits and offered background figures: “The most we can increase it is 5% every other year,” a staff presenter…
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