Desantis says Florida has returned $ 878 million in taxpayers to the Federal Government after a meeting with a man’s meeting
Florida Gov. Ron DesantisRepublican, said on Friday that the state had returned more than $ 878 million to the Federal Government, which she had been trying to pay back in the last few years during the Bidan administration.
The Desantis office was informed by the US Ministry of Finance that $ 878,112,000 would return to the Federal Government.
Governor said the move followed after a meeting with a billionaire Elon musk And his team at the newly formed Department for the Efficiency of the Government, or Doge.
“For years, Florida has been trying to restore federal funds to the Federal Government because of the ideological wires attached to the Administration of Biden – but they could not even think of how to accept it,” Desantis wrote on Friday on X.
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The Desantis office was informed by the US Ministry of Finance that $ 878,112,000 would return to the Federal Government. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
“Today I met @elonmusk and Doge team, and we did that on the same day,” he continued.
Desantis suggested that other countries “should follow Florida in support of Doge’s efforts!”
The Governor’s Office said in his E -e -the Ministry of Finance that he would seek additional excess federal funds that can be returned.
“In the direction of the governor of Desantis and after his meeting with Elon male today, Florida’s state officially returns $ 878,112,000 to taxpayers to the Federal Government as part of Doge’s efforts,” the Ue -Poruci said. “We will also continue to identify other unused or excess federal financing approved in Florida and determine whether further refund can be made. We hope that our actions will serve as a model of other countries that follow.”
Desantis suggested that other countries “should follow Florida in support of Doge’s efforts!” (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Musk, who also serves as a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, replied to the post of governor at X.
“Nearly $ 1 billion your taxpayer saved,” Musk said on the social media platform.
Desantis posted a creation last month Florida Doge Working Group To “further remove waste within the state government, save taxpayers’ money and ensure responsibility in Florida.”
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Desantis announced the return of federal funding after a meeting with Elon male and his team in Doge. (Andrew Hardik/Getty Images)
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“Florida has set up a standard for fiscal conservative management, and our new Florida Doga Working Group will do even more to serve people of Florida,” Desantis said at the time. “They will eliminate superfluous committees and committees, inspect the State University and College and Consumption, use artificial intelligence for further testing of state agencies to detect hidden waste, and even audit of local entities spending habits to illuminate light on waste and swelling.”
