More money. That is what the state of California needs to provide in incentives to keep movie and TV productions in the state at a time when there is significant competition from other states and countries -- according to politicians, business and labor representatives, and economists. They were speaking at a joint oversight hearing of two California Assembly committees held at SAG-aftra headquarters in Los Angles on Wednesday. "It just seems like a no-brainer for us to expand the pool of money," Ruben Gonzalez, vp public policy and political affairs for the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce
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- 10/9/2013
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hollywood and its allies made an impassioned plea for help to state lawmakers Wednesday, urging an extension and expansion of the state’s TV and film tax credit program. TV and filmmakers, economic analysts and business and labor leaders made their case at a joint hearing at SAG-aftra headquarters in Los Angeles, before the state Assembly’s revenue and taxation panel and its arts, entertainment, sports, tourism and Internet media committee. “This is California’s signature industry and we need to keep it here,” said Ruben Gonzalez, vice-president of public policy for the L.A. Chamber of Commerce. “By every measure,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
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