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Massachusetts Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$263,684,624

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2017Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP)General Economic Development$21,944,000
2017Film Tax Incentive ProgramGeneral Economic Development$90,887,000
2017Life Sciences Tax incentive ProgramGeneral Economic Development$19,933,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$132,764,000

Tabulated localities and districts

Click on the name of jurisdiction for a list of tax abatement programs that reduced its tax revenue.

Data includes abatement information for the five most populous cities, counties, and school districts in each state (where available). If no data is shown for these top five jurisdictions, it is because they did not disclose GASB 77 tax abatement information in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the amount reported was $0, or the ACFR has not been published yet. Some states include data for additional years and jurisdictions.

Reporting JurisdictionJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss
City of AmesburyMunicipality$29,559,000
City of BostonMunicipality$92,645,000
City of BrocktonMunicipality$711,393
City of CambridgeMunicipality$465,702
City of CantonMunicipality$1,100,000
City of Fall RiverMunicipality$1,466,240
City of MilfordMunicipality$16,052
City of New BedfordMunicipality$505,516
City of NorthamptonMunicipality$10,814
City of NortonMunicipality$175,215
City of OxfordMunicipality$46,485
City of PittsfieldMunicipality$128,855
City of SpringfieldMunicipality$215,000
City of WalpoleMunicipality$51,906
City of WareMunicipality$5,668
City of WestboroughMunicipality$44,764
City of WestfieldMunicipality$1,173,014
City of WorcesterMunicipality$2,600,000
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$130,920,624