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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Diverse coalition opposes 'tax swap,' Herald Tribune

By Joe Follick
June 24, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — An unusual alliance is set to battle a constitutional amendment that would drop property taxes by 25 percent in exchange for increasing the sales tax.

And a separate group of businesses opposed to the plan is expected to challenge the "tax swap" amendment in a lawsuit aiming to remove the measure from the November ballot.

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