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Pennsylvania Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$839,298,624

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2020Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramPower generation$17,100,000
2020Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$32,600,000
2020Educational Tax CreditEducational development$174,800,000
2020Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$63,000,000
2020Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Small business development$15,100,000
2020Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$84,300,000
2020Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$18,000,000
2020Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development$61,200,000
2020Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$5,600,000
2020Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$3,000,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$474,700,000

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
Allegheny CountyCounty$4,416,955
Lancaster CountyCounty$250,052
City of AllentownMunicipality$3,433,900
City of ErieMunicipality$89,013
City of PhiladelphiaMunicipality$202,892,168
City of PittsburghMunicipality$15,050,541
City of ReadingMunicipality$419,000
Allentown School DistrictSchool District$444,001
Philadelphia Public SchoolsSchool district$115,500,000
Pittsburgh Public SchoolsSchool district$22,102,994
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$364,598,624