Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that his office has identified more than $470 million in what he calls “excessive and wasteful spending” in Miami-Dade County’s 2025-2026 budget.
The announcement follows an investigation last year in which Ingoglia’s office said it found more than $302 million in overspending in Miami-Dade County’s general fund budget. Ingoglia is asking county officials to remove spending from the budget and provide tax relief to residents.
“In the 2025-2026 fiscal year alone, Miami-Dade County overspent and wastefully spent more than $470 million in taxpayer funds, and over the past three years over and over $800 million, demonstrating that local governments will not stop spending unless forced to do so,” Ingoglia said. “That’s why we need property tax reform, and voters have the opportunity to vote on it in November. Let’s make Florida more affordable.”
Miami-Dade County has overspent by $807.4 million over the past three years, according to Ingoglia’s office.
The county’s budget increased by more than $1.07 billion and its population increased by 5.72 percent, or 154,248 people, according to a report from the Florida Office of Fiscal Supervisors. The agency said the budget for each family of four moving to Miami-Dade County increased by $27,969.96.
Ingoglia’s office said Miami-Dade County could reduce its millage rate by 0.83 million without affecting essential services. If the county adopts this recommendation, officials estimate that homeowners could save about $413 per year for a taxable home worth $500,000, $496 for a taxable home worth $600,000, and $579 for a taxable home worth $700,000.
Greg Ungru of Americans for Prosperity praised Ingoglia’s efforts, saying the review will increase transparency for Miami-Dade taxpayers.
“Thank you, Chief Financial Officer Ingoglia, for continuing to fight for Florida taxpayers and bring transparency to the residents of Miami-Dade County,” Angle said. “We must ensure that local officials continue to be fiscally responsible and are good stewards of taxpayer money.”
Ingoglia’s office said the CFO has currently identified more than $3.1 billion in excessive or wasteful spending across the state. Ingoglia said he will continue to review local government budgets as part of his role as Florida’s chief financial officer.
