Reports by Robert Tannenwald
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State Film Subsidies: Not Much Bang For Too Many Bucks
Updated December 9, 2010
Like a Hollywood fantasy, claims that tax subsidies for film and TV productions — which nearly every state has adopted in recent years — are cost-effective tools of job and income creation are more fiction than fact. In the harsh light of reality, film subsidies offer little bang for the buck. State film subsidies are costly … -
Testimony of Robert Tannenwald, Senior Fellow, before the New Hampshire Business Tax Commission
November 4, 2010
Executive Summary Business tax cuts and/or new business tax incentives will not put New Hampshire back on a path of stable, widely shared prosperity because: Business tax reductions will not pay for themselves. In order to finance them, the state will have to raise … -
Flawed Study Should Be Given No Credence in Evaluating Jobs and Revenue Impact of California Corporate Tax Break
September 29, 2010
A coalition of California corporations has released an economic analysis of the job and revenue gains the state supposedly can expect to see if a corporate tax break is allowed to go into effect next year. The study is so flawed, however, that it should not be given any credence in evaluating the potential impact of the tax break on California … -
Testimony: Robert Tannenwald, Senior Fellow, on Massachusetts' Film Tax Credits
March 3, 2010
Chairman Kaufman, Chairman Downing, and other members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to address you this morning. For the record, I am a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a non-partisan research and policy institute which works at the federal and state … -
The Zero-Sum Game: States Cannot Stimulate Their Economies by Cutting Taxes
March 2, 2010
Policymakers in a number of states are considering proposals to cut taxes and institute job-creation tax credits. While state policymakers are understandably eager to do something to improve their economies, such measures generally will not increase economic growth. State balanced-budget requirements prevent states from stimulating their …
