Escambia County Residents Encouraged to Participate in Florida's Hurricane Sales Tax Holiday

Escambia County is encouraging residents to participate in Florida's 14-day Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, May 28 through June 10. 

On May 6, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 7071, Florida's Broad-Based Tax Relief for Florida Families.

The Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday was created to incentivize preparedness before hurricane and tropical storm season. Hurricane season begins June 1 and continues through November.

Floridians can expect being able to purchase the following items without paying sales tax:

• Reusable ice packs ($20 or less)
• Candles, flashlights and lanterns ($40 or less)
• Gas or diesel fuel containers ($50 or less)
• Batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries ($50 or less)
• Radios powered by battery, solar, or handcrank ($50 or less)
• Tarps ($100 or less)
• Tie-down kits ($100 or less)
• Portable generators ($1000 or less)

For more information and a list of qualifying items, visit floridarevenue.com/disasterprep.

To learn more about disaster preparedness, visit Escambia County to Kick Off Hurricane Preparedness Week May 9 (myescambia.com).