WatchThe international alliance between theater step employees representing Hollywood’s workers under the line, said after president Trumpannouncement of one 100 percent duty On all films made in “Foreign Lands” that it is still open to talking to his administration but wants to make sure that no plan “must not do any harm.”
Trump earlier on Monday told reporters that he hopes to meet the industry leader and that he wants to help Hollywood, not hurt it. But Iatse expressed concern that all new trade politicians were not harming their Canadian members. It also pointed back to wanting one Federal film production tax incentives rather than CustomsBut said it is “engaging” with the administration and will wait for more information about the proposal.
“The United States needs a balanced federal response to return film And TV jobs, “said international president Matthew D. Loeb.” Iatse recommended that the Trump administration implement a federal incentive for tax production and other domestic tax regulations to compare the playing field for US workers. We are waiting for further information about the administration’s proposed customs plan, but we continue to stand in our conviction that any possible trade policy will not be harmed by our Canadian members – nor the industry. We are looking for mutual trade practice that ensures fair competition for all IATSE members. “
Iatse said in a longer statement that Trump is on the way to the threat that other countries have to attract film production.
“Foreign governments have successfully attracted film and television productions and the many jobs they create, away from the United States with aggressive tax incentives and subsidies,” wrote the Union. “Movies intended for first release in the United States are more and more abroad – and American workers and our economy pays the price. In just two years, Iatse members have lost tens of thousands of jobs in the United States. There are thousands of families, small businesses and communities in the entire country that feel the financial difficulty in a shrinking industry.”
The announcement of customs duties sent Hollywood rolls and warehouses that fall over the past 24 hours Specific details are still unclearFor example, which films would actually be affected or if Trump has the legal authority to impose customs duties on films.
