Improvement to Irish film tax break delayed due to Donald Trump tariff threat

Announcement of upgrades to Section 481 likely to be withheld until end of month

US president Donald Trump has accused other countries of undermining the US movie industry. Photo: Niall Carson/PA

The Government postponed the announcement of an improvement to Ireland’s film tax incentive this week, following US president Donald Trump’s threat to put a 100pc tariff on movies produced outside America.

Last Sunday, Mr Trump claimed Hollywood is dying a “very fast death” due to other countries offering “all kinds of incentives to draw our filmmakers away”. In a post on Truth Social, he added: “WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”

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