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On the recordAugust 19, 2026
This budget also provides additional property tax relief to homeowners who are 65 years of age or older, who are totally and permanently disabled, or who are legally blind by increasing the Homestead Exemption from $50,000 to $75,000.
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Henry McMaster
Republican · South Carolina

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Governor McMaster on property tax relief for seniors and disabled.

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