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TIGA has published a new report, calling for an increase in Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) from 25 per cent to 32 per cent.
Read More »TIGA proposes increase in VGTR to boost the UK’s video games industry
Video Games Tax Relief claims need to be processed “speedily”, says trade body TIGA
"If VGTR claims are processed efficiently and paid promptly, then games businesses will be in a stronger financial position to endure the Coronavirus storm”
Read More »TIGA presses UK government again to introduce a video game investment fund
"The new Playa Vista studio will focus on delivering exclusive games"
Read More »UK spend on games reaching final certification for VGTR up 189% in 2019
"63 per cent of VGTR-supported games would not have been made in the UK (or perhaps at all) without the benefit of accessing the relief"
Read More »VGTR isn’t perfect but at present that £100m a year looks well spent
£4 per household is a significant sum of money and one that the industry should be very thankful that the UK tax payer is extending to us
Read More »UK’s Video Game Tax Relief scheme has awarded £324m since 2014
"It is in the interest of our sector that companies continue to apply for it and use the relief to drive investment across the UK," says Ukie
Read More »Games industry contributes 47,620 jobs and £2.87bn to UK economy
Video Games Tax Relief report spells out the economic benefits for both the industry and the country
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