MAY
26
2008
News
UK games biz demands tax breaks
UK developers eye foreign refunds
Develop are today reporting that 15 UK game studios, in conjunction with trade bodies Tiga and ELSPA, are to launch a new pressure organisation, designed to lobby the British government to offer game makers tax breaks.
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Called 'Games Up', the new campaign kicked-off over the weekend, and seems to be a British response to the tax breaks available in Canada's Quebec region, where a 37.5% break is on offer to developers.
Likewise, the US state of Georgia is also offering a 20% tax refund, as well as a similar measure in place in France.
We'll bring you more on Games Up, and the government's response to it, as we get it.
