A report said hundreds of projects that received tax breaks under a Massachusetts program created far fewer spots than they promised, and that some even cut positions.

The Boston Globe’s review of the Economic Development Incentive Program showed some got subsidies for projects they had planned to build anyway, and that others got generous packages for creating a handful of low-paying jobs.

Records show more than 40 percent of the companies that received the tax breaks pledged to create 10 full-time jobs or fewer. Of those, nearly four dozen promised only to add one full-time job.

Massachusetts’ deputy inspector general said state must do more to ensure it’s getting its money’s worth.