Florida should close tax loophole for Disney, Matt Gaetz says
U.S. Rep Matt Gaetz is calling for the state to get rid of a tax loophole for the Walt Disney Co.
“The Walt Disney Corporation benefits from a Florida tax code loophole that should be closed. Big business shouldn’t be able to use political influence and power to avoid paying their fair share. There is nothing whimsical about a tax cheat,” Gaetz wrote in an op-ed published online in the Orlando Sentinel.
Gaetz, a Trump ally, is becoming more vocal in speaking out against Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has targeted Disney in his culture war battle.
Gaetz wrote in his piece that, as a state Representative, he voted against an amendment filed by a Democrat on a Gaetz-sponsored bill several years ago tha...