德克萨斯州音乐孵化器返税计划发放逾840万美元：71家现场音乐场馆与音乐节主办方获资助
德克萨斯州州长Greg Abbott宣布，「德克萨斯州音乐孵化器返税计划」（Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program，简称TMIR）在本轮向全州71家现场音乐场馆与音乐节主办方发放返税共8,410,501.40美元，这些受资助方为该州贡献了84,105,014美元的销售税收入。州长办公室表示，该计划迄今累计已发放超过11,491,991美元，覆盖225家场馆与主办方。
该计划由州长办公室下属的德克萨斯州音乐办公室管理，2020年由州议会立法设立，2021年9月1日生效。合资格的音乐场馆与音乐节主办方可获全额或部分返还上一财年缴纳的混合饮料总收入税，或啤酒与葡萄酒销售税，上限为100,000美元；每个税号每财年只能获返一次。
州长Abbott在发布中说：「德克萨斯州以现场音乐闻名于世。音乐产业持续在全州每个社区支撑就业与经济增长，我感谢德克萨斯州音乐办公室对本州音乐人、场馆、音乐节与社区的投入。」德克萨斯州音乐办公室主任Chip Adams表示，这笔返税将帮助这些场馆与主办方应对不断上涨的成本，把资金用于艺人报酬、制作升级、营销、房租与保险等开支。
据州长办公室，德克萨斯州音乐办公室2024年行业报告显示，该州音乐产业各门类合计创造了超过31,000个就业岗位与每年近20亿美元的收入；该办公室的一项研究则估计，现场音乐产业在该州雇用了14,000名从业者、每年产生25亿美元的经济活动。（GSM据德克萨斯州州长办公室发布）
Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program Awards More Than $8.4 Million to 71 Live Music Venues and Festival Promoters
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program (TMIR) has awarded a total of $8,410,501.40 in rebates to 71 live music venues and music festival promoters across the state in this round, recipients that contributed $84,105,014 in sales tax revenue to Texas. The Governor's Office said the program has now awarded more than $11,491,991 in total to 225 venues and promoters.
Administered by the Texas Music Office within the Governor's Office, the program was established by the Texas Legislature in 2020 and took effect on September 1, 2021. Eligible music venues and festival promoters can receive a full or partial rebate, up to $100,000, of mixed beverage gross receipts taxes or sales taxes on beer and wine remitted in the prior fiscal year, with one rebate per tax ID per fiscal year.
"Texas is the Live Music Capital of the World, and the music industry continues to support jobs and economic growth in communities across our state," Governor Abbott said in the announcement, thanking the Texas Music Office for its investment in the state's musicians, venues, festivals, and communities. Texas Music Office Director Chip Adams said the rebates will help recipients offset rising costs, with funds usable for expenses such as artist fees, production upgrades, marketing, rent, and insurance.
According to the Governor's Office, the Texas Music Office's 2024 industry report found that music businesses across all sectors support more than 31,000 jobs and nearly $2 billion in annual earnings in Texas, while a Texas Music Office study estimated that businesses in the live music industry employ 14,000 people in the state and generate $2.5 billion in annual economic activity. (GSM, based on the Office of the Texas Governor release)
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图片来源：图：Austin的一处现场音乐场馆Barracuda（2019年），德克萨斯州是全美现场音乐产业重镇之一。照片：Larry D. Moore（CC BY 4.0），经Wikimedia Commons。Barracuda, a live music venue in Austin, in 2019; Texas is one of the leading states for the live music industry. Photo: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
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