Hungary’s government said on Thursday that it has lifted a pause on applications to the country’s 30% production tax incentive scheme introduced last year under Viktor Orbán’s government.
“Today, we have opened a new chapter in our cooperation with the film industry by lifting the blockage on the tax incentive system that ensures the smooth and predictable operation of the Hungarian film industry,” Ervin Nagy, the country’s culture minister, said in a statement.
Originally launched in 2004, Hungary’s film incentive was one of the first in Central Europe. Since then, Hungary has become a popular shooting location for Hollywood productions thanks to its generous incentive program and experienced production crews. The incentive offers film and series projects produced in Hungary a 30% rebate based on their expenditure spent in the country. The scheme is part of the country’s film support program. The financial support is provided as a cash refund post-financing.
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