Georgia’s Sales Tax Breaks for Data Centers Tally More Than $2.5 Billion

Wednesday, February 18th, 2026

Last May, Georgia expected to waive roughly $327 million in sales and use taxes for the equipment that Big Tech purchased this fiscal year for its data centers.

That estimate turned out to not even be close — missing the mark by more than $2 billion, according to new data released by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget.