Maryland legislators are doing all they can to attract more Hollywood productions to their state. All the while local residentsanticipate higher gas prices and watch as their taxes continue to climb, according to the Maryland Reporter.
An emergency bill expanding existing tax credits for film and TV production from $7.5 million to $25 million passed in the House of Delegates Tuesday , 108 votes to 31.Some state Democrats defended the Hollywood tax incentives as being beneficial to the local economy.
"There’s probably not many programs that have a demonstrated success rate like this one does,” said Del. Melony Griffith, D-Prince George’s.
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not as beneficial as it would have been to keep Beretta in the state of md. 31 million in taxes paid last year and 400 jobs are out of here. Thanks omalley. Soon we will have more criminals and people on welfare then people working in the state. I hope other business leave the state also.
ReplyDeleteSo what kind of movies will Hollywood be able to make in Maryland without any guns in them?
ReplyDeleteHollywood = mostly liberal, big money donators. O'Malley wants to be POTUS, so there you go.
ReplyDeleteCriminal