Pennies on the Dollar: What Film Incentives Actually Return
The film industry claims $7 returns for every $1 Tennessee taxpayers spend on incentives. Real-world data tells a very different story.
Return on investment
How much taxpayers get back for every $1 spent on film incentives
The industry promises $7. The data delivers pennies.
Sources: Independent state studies compiled in Beacon Center of Tennessee's Film Incentives Brief (2018); Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (industry claim); Good Jobs First (Georgia); Mackinac Center for Public Policy (Michigan). Visualization by Beacon Center of Tennessee.