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Council raises wage requirement for creative content incentive; expands support for local film and game workforce
Summary
Council amended the creative content incentive to require applicants to pay either union rates or the city living wage, whichever is higher, then approved the program changes to better support local production jobs.
The Austin City Council on Sept. 25 amended and approved updates to the city's creative content incentive program to require that projects seeking the incentive pay either applicable union wage rates or the city living wage, whichever is higher.
Councilmember Sabina Siegel, who led the amendment, said the change is designed to make the city's film, television and video-game incentives an investment in Austin’s creative workforce rather than a subsidy that could…
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