House says budget talks stalled as Senate insists on removing data‑center sales tax exemption
During the first morning hour Delegate Tory announced there was no final budget agreement because the Senate insists on eliminating the sales-tax exemption for data centers; Tory argued the House budget protects services and investments and warned that removing the incentive could jeopardize jobs and long-term economic commitments the Commonwealth made to employers.
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During the first morning hour, Delegate Tory (introduced on the floor as the delegate from Prince William) told the House that negotiators had not reached a final budget agreement because the Senate had taken the position that a budget cannot be finalized without eliminating the sales-tax exemption for data centers.
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