MAHONING VALLEY, Ohio - For almost a decade Ohio has been an area offering tax exemptions to commercial businesses on their plans for new construction.

Each business negotiates their tax exemption with local leaders bringing in their industry and helping the local economy. But when you add up the numbers, significant amounts are not handed over that could've gone to schools, infrastructure and public services.

In Trumbull County, the most recent tax year shows $1,078,149.56 was forgiven in the exemptions, Columbiana reported $718, 203.58 in exemptions and a Mahoning County Enterprise Zone report that does not include the city of Youngstown's exemptions states $24,850.49 was forgone.

Even with the forgiven taxes, revenue is still brought in. Each county collects a different percentage o

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