Gov. Rick Scott is making a case for cutting cell phone taxes, but with Republicans distancing themselves from their own leader as a result of recent scandals, will getting rid of the tax be that easy?
Scott is asking lawmakers to shave $43 a year off the average family's cell phone and pay TV taxes.
However, the chairman of the House Finance and Tax Committee isn't making any promises that it will happen.
"We're going to give the governor's proposal due consideration, we've begun that process today, and as I've said before, in this committee, no tax is safe," said Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach.
Amid two ongoing scandals, Scott's political capital has been taking a hit, and that could make his cell phone cut much more difficult to pass.
A growing number of the governor's fellow Republicans are questioning whether Florida can afford to cut cell phone taxes while still increasing funding for education and the environment. Meanwhile, a tax break for businesses has been put on hold.
"It didn't go forward because, again, the governor wanted a broad-based tax cut, and it was taken instead with the license plates, reduction in those fees, and so now, we're seeing, again, this competition," Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, said.
Right now, Florida is poised to have an extra billion dollars in its budget, but if the cell phone tax is cut, the extra money would also be cut in half.