Tag Archives: Chancellor Alistair Darling

Fri, Jun 25, 2010 | 17:17 BST

TIGA: Treasury to blame for lack of tax relief

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TIGA’s Dr Richard Wilson has said the UK Treasury is to blame for the lack of UK video game tax relief, not a nefarious publisher.

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Fri, Feb 26, 2010 | 16:44 GMT

Gordon Brown say UK games industry is “leading the way” in Europe

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UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said in a podcast that the UK games industry is “leading the way” in Europe.

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Wed, Dec 09, 2009 | 16:43 GMT

No tax relief for games sector in the UK

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The UK Government does not plan to provide tax relief to the country’s games industry, it was revealed today.

According to the Guardian, Chancellor Alistair Darling’s pre-budget report does not include measures providing tax breaks despite the sector pumping more money into the economy than the region’s film industry.

TIGA claims that this failure to introduce tax breaks will result in the sector’s decline, but at the same time, commended the government for its predicted £10 million investment in gaming centers of excellence in Dundee and Manchester – which are expected to create 30 new companies and 400 new jobs within three years.

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