How much local tax will a 100 MW data center bring our municipality?

Typical situation no. 74

A municipality of 4,000 residents is approached about a 100 MW data center in a business park. The developer mentions "several million euros of tax revenue a year", without a method. The mayor wants to know what will go to the municipality and what to the intermunicipal body.

WHAT IS BLOCKING

• Property tax and the business property contribution depend on installation value and tax classification, decided case by case.
• Depending on the intermunicipal tax regime, part of the revenue does not go to the municipality.
• Developer estimates rarely come with their method.

WHAT WE DO

1. Request to the developer for a detailed estimate with its assumptions.
2. Identification of the taxes concerned and who receives them.
3. List of points to have checked by the tax authorities.
4. Debrief to councillors, with uncertainties clearly flagged.

WHAT YOU GET

• A realistic view of what the municipality will receive.
• The right questions for the developer and the tax authorities.
• Factual arguments for the local debate.

Typical format: Short assignment, with the authority's finance team. Every assignment is scoped in writing before it starts.

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Typical situation, based on real enquiries and anonymised. Figures are illustrative.

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