And I don't mean to be facetious, I'm not avoiding the question, but right now, and I've said this before, so the previous session we had just an ancillary introduction of the movie tax credit bill. And What I was presented back then, I couldn't live with. It was too much of a draw or an encumbrance upon the state's general fund. in case of times of strife in the economy or we need to redirect funds for other programs needed. We wouldn't have the ability to draw from those encumbered funds whether they were used or not. (14:18–14:28)
CLAIM
Asserts that the movie tax credit bill was a financial burden on the state's general fund.
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