Data Centres, Tax Breaks, and the Familiar Smell of a Bad Deal

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:30:23 +1000

There’s a story doing the rounds this week about Illinois Governor JB Pritzker moving to suspend tax incentives for data centres. He’s pausing new applications through the state’s commerce department after the legislature sat on its hands instead of putting guardrails around AI-specific facilities. It’s not a full revocation, just a pause on processing. Incremental. Cautious. Very much the kind of move that gets called “a start” by people who are trying to be generous.

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Data Centres, Tax Breaks, and the Familiar Smell of a Bad Deal