Increasing employment in the private sector is a priority for the Florida Chamber of Commerce

The Florida Chamber of Commerce decided to report its list of political priorities before the start of Legislative Session 2020.

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The President of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Charles Caulkin, explained that "The annual jobs and competitiveness agenda of the Florida House, the Florida Trade Agenda, is a set of priorities that will help increase jobs in the private sector, will continue to create economic opportunity in Florida and further diversify our economy." floridapolitics.com

If parliamentarians wish to comply with the generation of 200.000 jobs and keep down the odds of recession, they must pass laws that lower the cost of living, the pro-business group said.

President Florida Chamber of Commerce, Charles Caulkins

For his part, President and CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Mark Wilson , he assured, “If Florida were a stock, it would be considered a strong buy. While Florida's economic outlook for 2020 is positive, it is not without risk, which is why it is so important to pass the Florida House Jobs Agenda."

One of the House's suggestions is to make laws that contribute to improving the legal climate of the Sunshine State.

It should be noted that Florida is located among the top 10 states in the annual list of the American Association for the Reform of Torture.

However, the US House Law Reform Institute ranks Florida 46th out of 50 states because of the way lawsuits are handled.

“When the national survey ranking demand climate was released, Florida ranked among the worst in the United States, in this regard the Republican governor, Ron De Santis he said, "If we create the legal climate so that it's based on clients rather than lawyers, we'll get better at that."

Regarding lowering cost of doing business, the recommendation given by the Florida Chamber of Commerce is cut the sales tax on commercial rentals.

Florida is the only state in the country that charges sales tax on commercial leases, and while the rate has dropped in recent years, the House says further reductions are needed.

Another suggestion from the Florida Chamber of Commerce is that there should be more tax collection rules online sales tax.

On this aspect there are several legislators working on a law related to online sales.

In fact for the Republican senator from Sarasota joe gruters It is one of his priorities for the 2020 Session.

Sarasota Republican Senator Joe Gruters

The Sunshine Chamber of Commerce also commented that congressmen should create new laws related to future growth by development of an educational system that produces career-ready workers.

According to www.TheFloridaScorecard.org there 284.800 jobs looking for people and 323.000 individuals looking for jobs, and the problem between the two is the lack of applicable skills, so they should focus on bills that guarantee early learning to qualify workers.

If you want to know more proposal details of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, you can visit the following link www.flchamber.com