The Massachusetts House slammed down a proposal Monday to eliminate the decades old tax break for movie and TV production.
A 2012 department of revenue report shows the Massachusetts film tax credit costs the state more than it delivers. That’s why the governor proposed getting rid of it. But the credit has some powerful defenders in the House, like Majority Leader Ron Mariano of Quincy.
"As someone who has watched movies come and go from his district, and has seen the direct benefit, I also began to see the ancillary benefits," he said.
Mariano says the Department of Revenue report doesn’t take into account all the local businesses that benefit when Hollywood comes to town.
Lawmakers dispensed with the proposal on a voice vote, keeping the film tax credit in place.
