Policy Matters Ohio: Data Center Tax Break Costs Ohio 12x What State Forecast for 2025
May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 23 -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, posted the following news release:
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Repeal overdue: Data center tax break costs Ohio 12x what state forecast for 2025
New reporting by Signal Ohio's Jake Zuckerman reveals that Ohio's data center sales tax exemption cost the state more than $1.5 billion in 2025, far exceeding earlier projections and confirming longstanding concerns from Policy Matters Ohio . . .
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Repeal overdue: Data center tax break costs Ohio 12x what state forecast for 2025
New reporting by Signal Ohio's Jake Zuckerman reveals that Ohio's data center sales tax exemption cost the state more than $1.5 billion in 2025, far exceeding earlier projections and confirming longstanding concerns from Policy Matters Ohio . . .