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Saving Hollywood? California to restore access to tax break for independent films
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are poised to adopt a proposal Monday to exempt independent Hollywood productions from a new cap on how many tax credits they can claim each year, following months of pressure from the multibillion-dollar entertainment industry and fears about more productions fleeing […] The post Saving Hollywood? California to restore access to tax break for independent films appeared first on The Almanac .
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are poised to adopt a proposal Monday to exempt independent Hollywood productions from a new cap on how many tax credits they can claim each year, following months of pressure from the multibillion-dollar entertainment industry and fears about more productions fleeing […] The post Saving Hollywood? California to restore access to tax break for independent films appeared first on The Almanac .
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According to The Almanac’s source item, Saving Hollywood? California to restore access to tax break for independent films, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are poised to adopt a proposal Monday to exempt independent Hollywood productions from a new cap on how many tax credits they can claim each year, following months of pressure from the multibillion-dollar entertainment industry and fears about more productions fleeing […] The post Saving Hollywood? California to restore access to tax break for independent films appeared first on The Almanac .
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