Fact-Based Public Investment

Initiative: Subsidies and Tax Credits

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
February 2026
Fact SheetStatement
NY Taxpayers Shelled Out $900 Million to Hollywood Producers in 2025 Read more
February 2026
Memo of Support
Reinvent Albany Memo of Support – Ban NDAs in Corporate Subsidy Deals Read more
January 2026
Testimony
Reinvent Albany Testimony on Environment Urges Legislature to Be Assertive Read more
November 2025
Subsidy Sheet
Subsidy Sheet: Micron Says NY/Onondaga Chip Fab Delayed to “Late 2030,” Wants $1.7B More State/Local Sales Tax Break Read more