Initiative: Subsidies and Tax Credits

April 2026

Memo of Support

Support for Seven Bills Strengthening NYS Government Read more April 2026

Memo of Support

Reinvent Albany Support for Local Job Transparency Bill Read more April 2026

Report

NY Taxpayers Spend $77M for One JP Morgan Data Center Job Rockland County IDA's $77M sales tax abatement for JP Morgan's Orangetown data center expansion creates one full-time job; by far the largest subsidy for a single job in history. Read more April 2026

Fact SheetReport

NY Taxpayers Spend $77M for One JP Morgan Data Center Job; By Far Largest Subsidy/Job in History — Report Read more March 2026

Fact Sheet

Five Reasons NY Must End Its Tax Break for Trump Opportunity Zones Read more March 2026

Press ReleaseReport

Legislators, Groups Urge End to NY Tax Breaks for Trump Opportunity Zones Read more February 2026

Testimony

Watchdog Testimony Calls for State to End Off-Budget Tax Credits Read more February 2026

Testimony

Watchdog Testimony Calls for Legislature to Make Fact-Based Policy, Curtail Corporate Subsidies Read more February 2026

Letter

NY Non-Profit News Deserves Fair Funding in State Budget   Read more February 2026

Report

Fundamentally Flawed, Illogical ESD Report Massively Exaggerates Benefits to Taxpayers of NYS $800m/Year Film-TV Production Subsidies ESD's consultant report massively exaggerates the returns on New York's $800 million annual film and TV production subsidy, ignoring independent experts who have repeatedly found it a waste of taxpayer dollars. Read more February 2026

Fact SheetStatement

Fundamentally Flawed, Illogical ESD Report Massively Exaggerates Benefits to Taxpayers of NYS $800m/Year Film-TV Production Subsidies  Read more February 2026

Report

NY Taxpayers Shelled Out $900 Million to Hollywood Producers in 2025 Months after the Governor and Legislature approve new subsidies, film/TV handouts continue to climb. Read more