U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

November 12, 2008 -

Game developers in the U.K. are lining up behind a Conservative Party proposal that would lower taxes for small and medium-sized companies, according to gamesindustry.biz.

Richard Wilson, CEO of game dev trade group Tiga, called on Britain's ruling Labour Party to follow suit:

Measures to cut the tax burden on business in general and on games developers in particular, are welcome.

 

The Conservatives' proposals to enable [smaller companies] to delay their quarterly VAT payments for up to six months, to reduce employers' national insurance contributions... to cut corporation tax... and to reverse the planned increase in the small companies' rate... are encouraging.

On the other hand, Wilson criticized part of the Conservative plan which promotes apprenticeships:

The Conservative’s focus on boosting apprenticeships is too restrictive. The apprenticeship model is not ideal for every sector of the UK economy. Games developers need more graduates, particularly in computer science, mathematics and physics. Many games developers already employ highly qualified teams.

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Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by Zerodash on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 11:51.

I will be suprised if someone doesn't try to place content restrictions as part of these tax breaks.  I believe the same thing happened in Texas.

Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by Chuma on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 17:00.

I doubt it, don't forget one of the biggest Game Dev teams here is Rockstar so it would be counter-productive if they are trying to attract people or create growth.

Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by DeepThorn on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 12:19.


You sir are correct.

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Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by CyberSkull on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 09:59.

Who doesn't want a tax break?

Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by DeepThorn on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 09:53.


UK here I....  dont come...  sorry...  Australia sounds like more fun to me...  I get sick of the cold weather I experience in the US, going further north just isn't an option for me.

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Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by birder on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 01:47.

Australia sounds more for me than U.K. to reduce employers' national insurance contributions... to cut corporation tax... and to reverse the planned increase in the small companies.

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Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by DeepThorn on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 12:16.


Hahaha, I love all of your comments, haha.

The internet censorship thing really sucks, and will push away game companies and employees.

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Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by Haggard on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 11:00.

I was about to say the UK isn't actually that bad, weather-wise. Then I remembered when I was astonished by warm rain in Canada.

Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by mogbert on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 10:30.

I hear Japan is nice this time of year...

Some of their games are censored, but not as bad as other areas.

Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by elal on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 10:27.

Wouldn't reccomend it. They're thinking about internet censorship on the same level as China. And It's basically gamer's hell from what I hear.

Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by mr_mlk on Thu, 11/13/2008 - 09:32.

And It's basically gamer's hell from what I hear.

Oh, tell me more.

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Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by DarkSaber on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 12:53.

Then you heard wrong.

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Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by Nocturne on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 09:56.

I think it's fair to say nobody ever moved here because of the weather

Re: U.K. Game Devs Welcome Tax Break Proposal

Submitted by sheper on Wed, 03/25/2009 - 01:19.

This is nice info.Conservative’s focus on boosting apprenticeships is too restrictive. The apprenticeship model is not ideal for every sector of the UK economy. Games developers need more graduates.

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