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Pennsylvania Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$826,109,933

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram Type sort iconGross Revenue Loss
2021Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$11,200,000
2021Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$33,600,000
2021Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$53,600,000
2021Educational Tax CreditEducational development$179,500,000
2021Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$65,100,000
2021Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$85,800,000
2021Military Installation Remediation Program (MIRP)General Economic Development$15,400,000
2021Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development$46,600,000
2021Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramPower generation$10,800,000
2021Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Small business development$15,000,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$516,600,000

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$4,365,424
Lancaster CountyCounty$302,815
City of AllentownMunicipality$3,320,200
City of ErieMunicipality$58,874
City of PhiladelphiaMunicipality$146,923,743
City of PittsburghMunicipality$15,676,776
Allentown School DistrictSchool District$377,805
Philadelphia Public SchoolsSchool district$116,200,000
Pittsburgh Public SchoolsSchool district$22,284,296
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$309,509,933