FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 8, 2026 CONTACT: Christina Johnson Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch released its 2026 Budget Turkey Watch Report, an annual independent review of the state budget to promote […]
Florida TaxWatch is proud to present the 2024 Budget Turkey Watch Report, an annual independent review that has been a staple since 1983. This report scrutinizes the Florida FY2024-25 budget, identifying appropriations that bypass established legislative procedures. Known as Budget Turkeys, these appropriations often serve limited areas, are not core state functions, or circumvent competitive bidding and oversight.
The story of Florida TaxWatch in 2021 was one of taxpayer victories and a hand in the recovery of one of the world’s (14th if Florida were a country) biggest economies.
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released its 2021 Budget Turkey Watch Report, an independent review of the state’s FY 2021-22 budget. The annual practice is based on the principle that, because funds appropriated by the Legislature belong to Florida taxpayers, the process must be transparent and accountable, and every appropriation should receive proper deliberation and public debate.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released the Budget Turkey Watch Report, its annual independent review of the state’s FY2019-20 budget. The report promotes additional oversight and integrity in Florida’s budgeting process and is based on the principle that because money appropriated by the Legislature belongs to the taxpayers of Florida, the process must be transparent and accountable, and every appropriation should receive proper deliberation and public debate.
Florida TaxWatch’s annual independent review of Florida’s FY2018-19 budget, the Budget Turkey Watch Report , was released today. The report promotes additional oversight and integrity in the state’s budgeting process based on the principle that: because money appropriated by the Legislature belongs to the taxpayers of Florida, the process must be transparent and accountable, and every appropriation should receive deliberation and public debate.
This annual report, issued for Florida TaxWatch’s eighth year of operation, opens with letters from Chairman Tom L. Rankin and President Dominic M. Calabro describing
Florida TaxWatch’s sixth fiscal year, ended January 31, 1985, marked the organization’s rename from Citizens Council for Budget Research, Inc. to Florida TaxWatch, Inc. Board
This August 1983 Brief Disclosure from the Citizens Council for Budget Research (Florida TaxWatch’s predecessor) details $111.2 million in “special or parochial interest” spending items
This June 1983 Analysis from the Citizens Council for Budget Research (Florida TaxWatch’s predecessor) argues that improving Florida’s internal audit function could save taxpayers a
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