Gov. Scott Proposing Bump In Tourism Marketing Budget
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) - Under Gov. Rick Scott's $79.3 billion budget proposal released Monday in Jacksonville, the state's tourism-marketing arm would receive a boost of $6 million from the current budget.
The proposal comes amid Scott's drive for Florida to attract 100 million visitors in a single calendar year.
Under his proposal, Visit Florida would receive $80 million during the fiscal year that starts July 1, of which $30 million would be non-recurring or one-time funds for its marketing efforts.
State lawmakers will craft a final budget during the 2016 legislative session, which begins in January.
Scott announced last week that Florida saw a record 79.1 million tourists in the first nine months of the year, with the tourism industry now accounting for 1.195 million jobs, up 5.2 percent from a year earlier.
The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.