A defiant Gov. Rick Scott embarked on a collision course with state legislators by proposing a $83.5 billion budget that included a now-familiar menu of tax cuts, use of local tax dollars to boost school spending and money for incentives to lure businesses to Florida.

Scott, who released the details of his spending plan during the annual legislative planning session hosted by The Associated Press, framed his budget as a way to maintain the state’s economy and grow jobs.

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