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Senate Finance Committee helps state’s film incentives

WWAY3 News Channel The state’s film incentives took a big step forward Wednesday. The Senate Finance Committee approved raising the tax break for production companies from 15 to 25 percent. Wilmington and the state were stung this spring by the last-minute loss of a Miley Cyrus movie to Georgia, which has a 30 percent break. [...]

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NC lawmakers spotlight films for better tax break

BY EMERY P. DALESIO , 06.18.09, 08:15 AM EDT RALEIGH, N.C. – Hollywood is now on stage in the Legislature’s regular debates about whether targeted tax breaks pay off with more and better jobs. Lights. Make-up. Incentives? Legislators stung by the last-minute loss of a Miley Cyrus movie in April took the first step on [...]

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Move to Georgia of movie with New Bern novelist’s script spurring action

Sun Journal RALEIGH – Hollywood is now on stage in the Legislature’s regular debates about whether targeted tax breaks pay off with more and better jobs. Lights. Make-up. Incentives? Legislators stung by the last-minute loss of a Miley Cyrus movie in April took the first step on Wednesday toward raising the state income tax break [...]

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Mayor Saffo in Raleigh; senate committee agrees to expand N.C. film incentives

StarNewsOnline By Amy Hotz Amy.Hotz@StarNewsOnline.com Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 10:55 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 5:19 p.m. The Senate Finance Committee agreed to bring North Carolina one step closer to increasing its film tax incentive from 15 percent to 25 percent. Mayor Saffo testified before the committee in support of [...]