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City leaders believe the damage left behind should not fall on local taxpayers.
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Ubah Ali, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Between taxes paid on property and equipment, data centers are increasingly the single largest local taxpayer.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
At a parliamentary hearing in 2023, MPs asked the former minister of state for development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, a series of excoriating questions about its decision to invest taxpayer money in companies accused of human rights breaches, including the Nairobi Women’s Hospital.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
But the other taxpayers are not an afterthought.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Ubah Ali, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Between taxes paid on property and equipment, data centers are increasingly the single largest local taxpayer.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
At a parliamentary hearing in 2023, MPs asked the former minister of state for development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, a series of excoriating questions about its decision to invest taxpayer money in companies accused of human rights breaches, including the Nairobi Women’s Hospital.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
But the other taxpayers are not an afterthought.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Taxpayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxpayer. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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taxpayer
noun
tax·pay·er
ˈtak-ˌspā-ər 
: one that pays or is responsible for paying a tax
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