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Ben Affleck Says California Took Film & TV Industry For Granted

Affleck said California's film and TV tax incentive program doesn't match other states' and local officials "came to take this industry for granted a little bit."

While Affleck acknowledged that Governor Gavin Newsomhas proposed more than doubling the state’s present level of support from $330 million a year to around $750 million annually in fiscal 2025-2026, the actor observed that “the percentage of what you get back in terms of the actual budget doesn’t compete with places like England, which is why you see a lot of these big, huge movies shoot in the U.K.” Affleck also rattled off a litany of other states that have “better exchange rates or tax rebate deals,” including Georgia, New Jersey and Louisiana. In fact, his comments come just days before the California legislature is set to hold a hearing on SB 630 and another proposal which would address that very issue.

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