Weeks before election, DeSantis proposes slew of family-friendly tax breaks while slamming Dems over inflation

Seven weeks before he squares off against Democrat Charlie Crist in November's election, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis boasted a series of tax breaks he is proposing to help families while knocking inflation he blamed on Crist's party.

The governor noted that the state granted $1.2 billion in tax relief for the current year with measures like a tax holiday on baby-related purchases like diapers and wipes. The plan is to continue this and do more in the coming year.

"What we’re going to do next year is we’re going to make that permanent, so that baby items, cribs, strollers, no tax on that," DeSantis said at an Education Freedom event in Boca Raton, Fla.