Saving the UK Games Industry

arcticstoat writes "Following the cancellation of games tax relief in the 2010 UK budget, the UK games industry is now feeling increasingly threatened by Canada, France and some US states that offer tax relief to their games businesses. What's more, it looks as though the R&D; tax credits scheme offered up by UK Chancellor George Osborne in last week's budget speech is nowhere near enough to enable UK-based games studios to compete internationally. 'In terms of magnitude, games tax relief would be much more generous,' says Dr. Richard Wilson, CEO of the UK games industry's trade association TIGA, in this in-depth interview about the need for games tax relief in the UK. 'The proposals we've been campaigning for would allow games companies to basically put in a claim for a reduction in corporation tax of between 20-30 per cent on given projects. The R&D; tax credits are much smaller in magnitude – we're talking somewhere around 4-5 per cent.' Is this enough to enable UK game studios to compete with the likes of Canada? 'Good grief, no,' says Wilson, 'absolutely not.'"

Saving the UK Games Industry

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Would an Email Tax Fix the UK Economy?

British union boss Bob Crow says that putting a tax on every email that gets sent would give a significant boost to the country’s troubled economy. But would anyone really pay a tax on messages — and would it even help if you did?

Would an Email Tax Fix the UK Economy?

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UK Government Wants to Spring Ahead Two Hours

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UK Government Wants to Spring Ahead Two Hours

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Making UK Government Transparency "Business as Usual"

The open government and online engagement agenda in the UK has achieved a lot, says it’s Director of Transparency & Digital Engagement, Andrew Stott. And as the UK moves to transparency being “business as usual”, progress has come from strong political support, a process of educating departments and “creating...

Making UK Government Transparency "Business as Usual"

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Organs of UK Nuclear Workers Secretly Harvested; Energy Secretary Apologizes

fernlyn writes with word of a report detailing a decades-long practice of clandestine post-mortem organ removal from the bodies of dozens of workers in the UK's nuclear energy industry; Britain's Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has apologized to the families of those workers whose organs were taken without consent or even acknowledgement. Many of the organs taken were removed without any apparent forensic purpose in mind. Surviving relatives are understandably upset with what they see as cavalier treatment of their loved ones' bodies (even beyond unauthorized organ removal), such as the replacement of bones with lengths of broomstick.

Five Great Windows 7 Offers from the Microsoft UK

Looking to buy a new PC running Windows 7, check out the following latest offers from Microsoft UK:

Orange UK launches the Samsung Galaxy Tab

Orange today unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Tab as the latest smart device it is ranging in the run up to Christmas. Available immediately through selected Orange retail shops and Orange telesales, the Galaxy Tab will be available on one and 12 month price plans from Orange.

Running on Android™ 2.2, the Galaxy Tab features a striking 7” [...]

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JiWire Expands Location-Based Media Channel to UK Signing British Telecom as Its First Wi-Fi Network Partner

SOURCE: JiWIRE Top Brand Advertisers to Reach 'On-The-Go' Audiences in the UK LONDON- JiWire, the leading location-based media company reaching the On-The-Go Audience in the US, is launching JiWire Europe, its first overseas operation based in the

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