New York OKs Tax Incentives

In an effort to lure film and TV productions companies to New York ? and keep them there ? Gov. George Pataki on Tuesday approved a series of tax incentives totaling $100 million over four years for productions in the state. To be eligible, producers would be required to film 75 percent of their movies or TV shows in the state ? thereby eliminating those companies looking to use the state (particularly New York City) for exteriors. In a statement, Katherine Oliver, commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, said: "New York City has always offered filmmakers the most incredible locations in the world, and this new legislation makes it more attractive to shoot interiors alongside the city's unparalleled exteriors."
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