Tories slam UK government's game plan
Conservatives say UK games industry is at risk
The Conservative Party has issued a statement saying the actions of the UK government concerning the health of the games industry are "nothing more than a sham".
Shadow videogames spokesman Ed Vaizey MP commented: "The Government's strategy for videogames has been shown to be nothing more than a sham,"
"For months, whenever we have pressed the Government for action, they have used the excuse that the issue had been referred to the WTO. Now they no longer have this excuse," he said.
Earlier Richard Wilson, CEO of UK games interest group Tiga released a statement: "Just as Australia, Canada, China, France, Singapore, South Korea and some American states help their games industries to grow through extensive tax breaks, so the UK Government should back our games industry with a tax break for games production," he continued. "If you can't beat them, join them."
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