Panel rejects film tax credit reduction

Panel rejects film tax credit reduction

State House News Service March 11, 2010 Legislation scaling back the state’s tax sweeteners for the film industry received a thumbs-down today from the Revenue Committee, seriously complicating the bill’s path to passage. The Revenue Committee voted unanimously, with...
Op Ed: Film tax credit should stay

Op Ed: Film tax credit should stay

My View
 by John D. Keenan and Sarah Peake Salem News March 10, 2010 As we begin the FY 2011 budget debate at the Statehouse, it is imperative we identify our successful and growing economic engines that create and provide jobs in the commonwealth during the worst...
WCVB-TV 5 Survey: 77% Favor Film Tax Credit

WCVB-TV 5 Survey: 77% Favor Film Tax Credit

WCVB-TV 5 Online Survey March 4th to 6th, 2010 WCVB-TV 5 and the BostonChannel.com conducted an online survey between March 4th and 8th. Of the more than 5,000 respondents, 77% registered their support of the Massachusetts film tax credit. Here are the results they...
WCVB-TV 5 Survey: 77% Favor Film Tax Credit

Editorial: Tax Credits For Hollywood

WCVB-TV Editorial Bill Fine, WCVB-TV President And General Manager March 4, 2010 BOSTON — It’s Oscar weekend, and all eyes will be on the red carpet Sunday night. But here in Massachusetts, Hollywood East is in the spotlight. In the last four years, 38...
Essex official testifies to keep state film credits

Essex official testifies to keep state film credits

by Jonathan L’Ecuyer Gloucester Times March 4, 2010 BOSTON — They came to the Statehouse not to shoot a movie, but to try to save tax credits in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Production Coalition (MPC) and hundreds of representatives from film-related...