Republican state senator Rick Jones says Michigan’s film tax credit might need to be trimmed, but he doesn’t think it should be eliminated.
Governor Rick Snyder has said he’s going to put Michigan’s generous film tax credit policy under the microscope.
Movie companies can get up to a 42 percent tax credit if they film here.
But State Sen. Rick Jones says movies made in Michigan can be good for the state, because a hit can bring residual money into a community:
A good example would be "Somewhere in Time" with Christopher Reeve." We still have people traveling to Mackinac Island to see where that movie was made. There are still souvenirs sold, and it increases tourism.
Jones says his position has nothing to do with the possibility that the next Batman movie may be shot in his hometown of Grand Ledge.
Another movie, “Red Dawn,” was also filmed in Grand Ledge and is awaiting release.
