Virginia wants to pay tech companies to build factories

Income tax, state and corporate; microchip & semiconductor manufacturing & supply chain tax credits.

Introduced· 2026-01-23

Who's it for

Who's it for: Semiconductor manufacturers

What it means for you

5/10Mixed

Mixed: some good, some bad ·

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Plain‑English summary, cross‑checked against the official bill text.

This bill gives huge tax breaks to computer chip makers, but only if they create jobs, pay fair wages, and invest in the local community.

Our take

What we think, in plain words.

States often give big tax breaks to convince wealthy companies to build factories in their towns. This bill offers huge tax discounts to computer chip makers. But there is a catch. To get the money, the companies must create at least 100 jobs, pay fair wages, and spend 50 million dollars on local needs like housing and child care. It gives away state tax money to big business, but it forces them to help the community in return.

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The facts

What the bill actually says, no spin.

Gives tax breaks to computer chip makers that invest at least 400 million dollars in Virginia.
Requires companies to create at least 100 new full-time jobs.
Forces companies to pay fair wages to construction workers building the factories.
Makes companies spend 50 million dollars on local needs like housing, child care, and schools.
Allows the state to write cash checks to these companies if their tax break is bigger than the taxes they owe.