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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Léonie Chao-Fong

Trump’s Hollywood envoy Jon Voight joins coalition asking for tax incentives

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Jon Voight at a premiere in Los Angeles last year. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Donald Trump’s Hollywood ambassadors, including the actor Jon Voight, joined labor unions and major studios in asking the US president to expand and extend tax incentives for film and television productions.

In a letter addressed to Trump on Sunday, the studios and unions did not mention his threat to introduce 100% tariffs on films made abroad, but instead thanked him for supporting the industry through their “shared goal” of domestic production.

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