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Wisconsin data center tax break to cost state more than $2 billion

Wisconsin's sales tax exemption for data centers, enacted in 2023, is projected to cost the state over $2 billion in forgone revenue from projects by companies like Microsoft, Meta, and Epic. The tax break aims to attract economic development, but new fiscal estimates are drawing scrutiny regarding its significant cost. Economists suggest the incentives are necessary given fierce interstate competition for data center investments.