Industry: Baker bill would ‘destroy’ growing film sector
Industry officials are gearing up to defend a tax incentive program they say makes Massachusetts fertile territory for film and TV work and the jobs that go with that.
Gov. Charlie Baker has proposed phasing out the state's film industry tax incentives to help pay for a proposed doubling of the earned income tax credit available to low-income families. Baker aides say the tax break primarily benefits out-of-state interests.
The Massachusetts Production Coalition, which represents the industry, wrote in an email Monday that Baker's bill "would end thousands of jobs, have a devastating effect on local businesses across the state, and destroy a growing industry."
The coalition reports that it is in the midst of "one our busiest and most successful seasons to date," with six major film and television productions "currently on the ground in Massachusetts, employing thousands of MA residents, supporting local businesses and helping nonprofit organizations to grow."
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