ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Since 1979, anyone who has stayed at a hotel or vacation rental in Orange County has paid the Tourist Development Tax (TDT).
In March, not many people did, Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond announced Monday afternoon. “For the month of March 1, tax collections were $13,633,000 that is a decrease of 56.5% over March of 2019,” Diamond said. “To put that in context that decrease percentage wise is the largest percentage decrease in the history of our current development tax.
It’s also the biggest dollar drop in the history of our tourist development tax and it’s the smallest amount collected since November of 2013.