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# Finland plans to scrap reduced electricity tax rate for data centres
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-04-finland-data-centre-tax-break-plan/
- Published: 2025-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:00:23.000Z
- Description: Finland's finance minister Riikka Purra announced plans to scrap the reduced electricity tax rate for data centres, worth about EUR 30 million a year, raising it to the standard rate. Industry warned the change threatens planned investment.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [Montel News, 5 March 2025](https://montelnews.com/news/d0c218ee-22ff-4d9a-8225-0115554b05d6/finnish-cut-to-data-centre-subsidy-risks-investment-industry?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that parliament adopted the change or when it would take effect.

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