Pennsylvania Lawmakers Regret $1.8B Data Center Tax Break. But They Won’t Kill It.

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Regret $1.8B Data Center Tax Break. But They Won’t Kill It.

News ClipGoverning·PA·9/4/2026

Pennsylvania lawmakers are expressing regret over a $1.8 billion data center tax break, which is set to cost the state $188 million this year. Despite bipartisan efforts to repeal the incentive, it remains active due to a legislative stalemate.

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The incentive is projected to cost the state $188 million this year, and lawmakers from both parties have voted to repeal it. But the tax break remains caught in a legislative stalemate.