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Rhode Island Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$53,333,906

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2018Historic Preservation Tax CreditsHistoric Preservation$25,189,000
2018Job Development ActJob Creation/Retention$7,934,000
2018Job Training Tax CreditWorkforce development$1,429,000
2018Motion Picture Production CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$3,777,000
2018Tax Credit for Contributions to Qualified Scholarship OrganizationsEducational development$1,425,000
2018Wavemaker FellowshipJob Creation/Retention$62,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$39,816,000

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 CranstonMunicipality$255,980
City of NewportMunicipality$8,230
City of PawtucketMunicipality$1,072,668
City of ProvidenceMunicipality$12,181,028
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$13,517,906