Data center costs should guarantee public benefits
Idaho's sales and property tax giveaways to big data centers — combined with their possible impact on utility costs — may become the largest subsidy since the 19th-century railroads.
Today, big data centers investing at least $250 million receive neverending sales tax exemptions on construction materials and server equipment — even though they are projected to create fewer than 100 permanent jobs. That may mean a whopping $60 million tax gift for each eligible $1 billion spent.
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