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Ukie's Jo Twist calls on the UK industry to band together in the face of the European Commission's investigation into games tax relief
Read More »Timeline: The long road to UK games tax relief
All the twists and turns as the seven-year saga for UK tax breaks continues
Read More »UK video games tax breaks in doubt as European Commission launches investigation
Having gained approval in the March 2012 Budget, plans for UK tax breaks for video games developers are now in doubt. The European Commission (EC) has announced that it plans to investigate the proposals, questioning whether there is an obvious market failure in the UK games industry. Specifically, it is …
Read More »Decline in tax breaks forcing Canadian devs to relocate
Studios in western Canada can no longer support staff in face of high costs, dev suggests
Read More »UK Govt boosts creative industries with £25m
£10m over the next two years and a new £15m competition to generate growth
Read More »Video games tax breaks delayed in the UK
Games tax relief will not be approved by April 1stas the UK awaits confirmation from Europe. UK games trade body UKIE has stated that tax relief will still definitely happen, and the government is 100 per cent committed” to legislation. Tiga has also explained that tax relief is still awaiting …
Read More »UK game industry returns to growth
Games employment up four per cent in 2012 after three years of decline
Read More »Paving the way for the game industry’s future
UKIE's Jo Twist on raising the profile of UK game development to politicians and the rest of the world
Read More »Tiga: Cancelled projects should get tax relief
Some publishers have left studios 'high and dry' by cancelling projects before completion, says Richard Wilson
Read More »UKIE makes final recommendations for games tax relief
Trade body seeks clarification on legislation and makes last proposals as tax breaks draw near
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