Senate proposes getting rid of billion-dollar tax break for data centers in Virginia
News Clip2:04WFXR NEWS·Loudoun County, VA·2/27/2026
The Virginia Senate is proposing to eliminate a sales and use tax exemption for data centers in the state, which amounted to $3.2 billion in the last two fiscal years. This could impact major tech companies with data center operations in Virginia, such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Facebook.
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Virginia data centers may soon have to pay up as Senator Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) is pushing for a provision in the Senate's proposed budget that would eliminate a sales and use tax exemption they currently receive, which amounted to $3.2 billion in the last two fiscal years.