“The economy is improving. Jobs are increasing. The state’s budget deficits are gone and debt has decreases. And now another piece of good news: Florida is the fifth-best state when it comes to low taxes.”

“The goal of the State Business Tax Climate Index is to start a conversation with policymakers about how their states fare against the rest of the  country,” said Drenkard. “With this report, we’re asking: ‘how well is  your tax code structured? Are businesses in your state spending too much time complying with onerous tax provisions? Are you double taxing  things you shouldn’t?’”

Read more here at the Miami Herald.