"In 2015, Michigan legislators voted to wrap up the state’s film subsidy program – with the last dollar being paid out recently. This was nearly a decade after the program started and ultimately became the most generous in the nation, spending nearly half a billion dollars over time.
More than 40 states have film incentive programs, but a review of the evidence finds none of them return money to state treasuries. A few have joined Michigan in cutting back their programs, with Virginia the latest to reconsider the value of giving tax dollars for film production. A state report from Virginia auditors finds the incentives are a net loss for taxpayers and generate few economic benefits."
http://www.mackinac.org/michigan-was-right-to-end-film-incentives
More than 40 states have film incentive programs, but a review of the evidence finds none of them return money to state treasuries. A few have joined Michigan in cutting back their programs, with Virginia the latest to reconsider the value of giving tax dollars for film production. A state report from Virginia auditors finds the incentives are a net loss for taxpayers and generate few economic benefits."
http://www.mackinac.org/michigan-was-right-to-end-film-incentives