NDP would reinstate Nova Scotia film tax credit, programs cut in 2015
HALIFAX — New Democrats in Nova Scotia are promising to reinstate a film tax credit axed by the Liberal government, NDP Leader Gary Burrill pledged Friday, saying the government’s move left the industry “decimated.”
Burrill, campaigning for the May 30 provincial election, said an NDP government would offer the film industry a $23-million yearly film tax credit, with an additional $10 million in the first year.
He said the extra funding would stabilize an industry that struggled to cope following the cuts that came with the 2015 provincial budget.
“This was, in 2015, heartbreaking,” Burrill told a news conference at the Halifax offices of a video game developer. “We are committing ourselves to being an active and a reliable partner in the rebuilding … of this beautiful industry.”