Entries in 'government' (121)
UKIE concerned over DEA review
Video games trade body UKIE has expressed its concern about the government's decision to re-evaluate the potential website blocking powers that would be granted to ISPs as part of the ...
DCMS takes sole charge of games
The Government’s Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) will now be solely responsible for the games industry.
Vaizey: 'Games can play key role in economic recovery'
Culture minister Ed Vaizey held meetings with games firms today over Research and Development tax credits.
Government wants internet porn ban
With the very notion of net neutrality currently under threat, it has emerged that the British Government is to ask ISPs to block all online pornography by default on domestic ...
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Cameron explains game tax break snub
Yesterday the Prime Minister once again faced the question of why he, and his government, chose to go back on promises made in the run up to the election.
Culture Dept distances itself from MP’s MOH outcry
The Department for Culture Media and Sport has declined to endorse fresh calls to ban Medal Of Honor at retail.
Government scraps Change4Life funding
Over a year on from the introduction of the controversial Change4Life campaign that infuriated the UK games industry by linking the playing of video games with premature death, the ...
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VAT rising to 20%
Shortly after confirming that it is to do away with tax breaks for the UK video games industry, Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that Value Added Tax will rise ...
Game tax breaks scrapped
The new UK coalition Government WILL NOT implement tax breaks for games production Chancellor George Osborne confirmed today.
Vaizey becomes culture minister
Ed Vaizey, the Conservative MP who has in recent months pledged to support the game industry, has been appointed as Culture Minister.
ELSPA hails new Business, Culture Ministers
ELSPA has praised the appointment of the new Ministers for Culture and Business as the new Government takes shape.
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Game industry advocates remain MPs
The UK games industry's biggest supporters in Parliament held their seats in last night's election.
ELSPA urges Tories to back tax breaks
The games industry is growing impatient with the Conservative party.
Tories: Trust us on game tax breaks
First he was positive that the Conservatives would introduce game tax breaks, now Ed Vaizey – shadow spokesperson for the game industry – is vehement.
Delay for Tory ‘mini-manifesto’
The Conservative Party has yet to release the mini-manifesto it promised a week ago, fuelling suggestions that the paper has been delayed.
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What will the parties do for us?
The three leading political parties have laid out their plans for the UK games industry ahead of the General Election.
Darling: I value games industry’s passion
Chancellor Alistair Darling has personally endorsed the game industry as a “creative force” that deserves, and needs, support in Westminster.
Tories' game tax plan coming ‘next week’
The Conservatives will next week publish a ‘mini-manifesto’ for the game industry that will outline tax breaks and more, the party has told Develop.
Video associations welcome DEB
Despite all the controversy surrounding both the debate and content of the Digital Economy Bill, two UK trade bodies have welcomed its passing through Parliament.
Digital Economy Bill is passed
The controversial Digital Economy Bill has been passed at Westminster, despite the persistent efforts of staunch opponents from the Liberal Democrats and even from within the Labour party but not, ...
MP links knife crime to gaming
The last 12 months has seen the games industry make great strides in its efforts to fortify bonds with Government, but it seems that some old prejudices remain.
DEB could be shelved until post-Election
The Digital Economy Bill’s passage through Parliament may not be as quick and easy as we’ve been lead to believe, with Commons Leader Harriet Harman assuring that there is “no ...
Debate urged for Digital Economy Bill
Though it will no doubt be tough to put the just-announced General Election out of their minds, MPs will gather later today to discuss the controversial Digital Economy Bill – ...
UK "will remain a development leader"
The UK government has issued a statement regarding its pivotal decision to incorporate a tax break system into the UK game industry.
