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City Council urges state expansion of film tax credit, calls for federal credit
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to back state bills expanding access to California's film and television tax credit and urged Congress to consider a federal production credit, citing job and local-economic benefits for trades and small businesses.
The Los Angeles City Council on May 9 voted to back two state measures expanding California's film and television production tax credit and urged federal lawmakers to consider a national credit to help keep production jobs in the region.
Councilman Adrin Nazarian, who introduced the motion, said the tax credit has generated substantial economic activity since its enactment and argued the expansion will protect local blue-collar jobs. "Every dollar of that tax credit generates more than $24 of economic activity,"…
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