Governor Cuomo: Sign the Empire State Digital Gaming Media Production Credit Bill
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New York State’s mix of creative talent, capital, trained workforce, and vibrant location uniquely positions it to become the capital of the growing game design industry. The games industry could explode in New York State, creating high paying jobs and growing the local economy - provided New York State can offer businesses the same tax incentives as other game-friendly municipalities.
Senator Golden and Assemblymen Lentol recently co-sponsored a bill, the Empire State Digital Gaming Media Production Credit (A.10083/S.7485), that would offset 25 percent of digital gaming production expenses, such as property used or wages and salaries paid to game developers for areas including concept creation and game design done within the state. The goal of the incentive is to grow New York’s share of the $25 billion U.S. digital game industry, which is currently estimated at roughly one percent. The bill has passed both houses of the state legislature, but has yet to be signed by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo.
We need to send a strong signal to the Governor that our industry is primed and ready to add millions of dollars and bring thousands of highly educated professionals to our state.
“Video gaming is the most exciting and fastest growing industry in the world – an $80 billion industry worldwide and a $19 billion in the US, growing at a rate of 6.3% per year, and we need these incentives not only to create jobs here in Brooklyn but to keep jobs here in Brooklyn,” said Golden at a recent roundtable of scholars, designers, entrepreneurs, and lawmakers hosted by the NYU Game Center. “What we’re proposing is similar to the tax credits we offered the film and television industries, which has doubled in size since they’ve gone into effect. We estimate that not signing this bill into law this year will cost the state $225 million in direct economic activity and 1,200 highly paid jobs in 2017 alone.”
Governor Cuomo: Sign this unilaterally supported bill into law and open New York's doors to a global industry worth nearly $100 billion and growing.
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The Issue
This bill has been vetoed. Will will continue to advocate for similar legislation. Sign the petition to hear updates on future action when available.
New York State’s mix of creative talent, capital, trained workforce, and vibrant location uniquely positions it to become the capital of the growing game design industry. The games industry could explode in New York State, creating high paying jobs and growing the local economy - provided New York State can offer businesses the same tax incentives as other game-friendly municipalities.
Senator Golden and Assemblymen Lentol recently co-sponsored a bill, the Empire State Digital Gaming Media Production Credit (A.10083/S.7485), that would offset 25 percent of digital gaming production expenses, such as property used or wages and salaries paid to game developers for areas including concept creation and game design done within the state. The goal of the incentive is to grow New York’s share of the $25 billion U.S. digital game industry, which is currently estimated at roughly one percent. The bill has passed both houses of the state legislature, but has yet to be signed by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo.
We need to send a strong signal to the Governor that our industry is primed and ready to add millions of dollars and bring thousands of highly educated professionals to our state.
“Video gaming is the most exciting and fastest growing industry in the world – an $80 billion industry worldwide and a $19 billion in the US, growing at a rate of 6.3% per year, and we need these incentives not only to create jobs here in Brooklyn but to keep jobs here in Brooklyn,” said Golden at a recent roundtable of scholars, designers, entrepreneurs, and lawmakers hosted by the NYU Game Center. “What we’re proposing is similar to the tax credits we offered the film and television industries, which has doubled in size since they’ve gone into effect. We estimate that not signing this bill into law this year will cost the state $225 million in direct economic activity and 1,200 highly paid jobs in 2017 alone.”
Governor Cuomo: Sign this unilaterally supported bill into law and open New York's doors to a global industry worth nearly $100 billion and growing.
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Petition created on September 28, 2016