Entertainment | Ugly Betty Ugly Betty Moving to Big Apple Series moves to take advantage of new tax credit By Nick McMaster Posted May 12, 2008 5:55 PM CDT Copied In this image released by ABC, America Ferrera, stars as Betty Suarez, left, in a scene with Lindsay Lohan, during a taping of ABC's "Ugly Betty", scheduled to air on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 8 (AP Photo) Ugly Betty, long set in New York, will now be shot there too, ABC News reports. The series is moving production to the Big Apple because of the financial incentives of a new state film tax credit. The expanded tax, announced last month by Gov. David Paterson, raises the percentage of eligible production costs from 10% up to 30%. Read These Next Trump voter who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. Shooter opens fire on Texas Border Patrol Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. What makes a person cool? These six traits. Report an error