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Illinois’ data center tax incentive called ‘corporate welfare’ as governor touts plan

OCTOBER 8, 2019 | by Greg Bishop | THE NEIGHBOR

By Greg Bishop, includes “At a data center in Chicago on Monday, Pritzker was joined by Democratic and Republican state lawmakers to talk about a measure they passed this Spring that provides a tax exemption from sales tax for certain data centers. The incentives specifically target data centers as part of expanded economic development efforts, the governor’s office said. … ‘This tax break is corporate welfare, plain and simple,’ Young said.”

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