Starting this Friday, Florida families won’t just get a break on back-to-school shopping — they’ll get it every year. Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed a new law making the state’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday permanent, part of a $1.3 billion tax package passed by the legislature this year. It marks a significant change from past practice, where lawmakers had to reauthorize the holiday annually, often for just a week or two.
