UK government requests evidence to support game developer tax break
Two weeks ago, British politician Lord Stephen Carter published a document titled the "Digital Britain" report, which could ostensibly change the technological face of the UK should his fellow politicians adopt its bold demands. The nation's leaders were intrigued by at least one section of the report -- a section that suggests video game development studios should receive tax breaks in an effort to protect and strengthen the nation's gaming business.
The UK's Department of Media, Culture and Sport responded to the request by mailing TIGA and the ELSPA, asking for evidence to support why such a tax break is needed, and how it would culturally enrich the country. We're pretty sure that if such a tax break inspired the creation of a few more Media Molecules or Lionheads, we'd end up feeling pretty enriched.
