ORLANDO, Fla. – Amid a string of critical audits across the state, Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia heaped praise on the city of Orlando for its spending habits during a Friday news conference.

During the conference, Ingoglia mentioned other state audits of local governments, saying that over $1.5 billion in “wasteful spending” over a single year had been uncovered.

According to the CFO, governments were expected to grow in pace with population and inflation.

“Anything over that, we are deeming excessive and wasteful spending,” he declared.

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The municipalities that Ingoglia said suffered from “ wasteful spending ” are as follows:

Alachua County — $84 million

Broward County — $189 million

Hillsborough County — $278 million

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