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Budget 2015: TIGA Applauds New Support for the UK Video Games Sector
The new measures to support the video games sector were announced by the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the last Budget of the current Parliament this afternoon.
, said:
"TIGA applauds the new support promised by the Chancellor in the Budget for the UK video games sector. Following the achievement of Games Tax Relief, TIGA's top priority has been the achievement of a new Prototype Fund to enable start-up studios to access finance and develop playable prototypes. TIGA also called for the maintenance of the Skills Investment Fund, a measure that enables more studios to invest in skills, training and workforce development.
"TIGA submitted seven key proposals in our Budget Submissions to the Government and we are thrilled that the Chancellor has supported two of them. This is a great day for the UK video games development and digital publishing sector."
"TIGA will continue to advance our creative and dynamic agenda to strengthen the videogames development and digital publishing sector in the run up to the General Election in 2015 and beyond."
TIGA presented seven key proposals to policy makers, political parties and the Government in the Autumn Statement 2014 and in the run-up to the 2015 Budget:
TIGA is 90% funded by independent UK businesses. 80% of our board members are developers and/or from UK owned businesses, and 50% of our board are UK business owners themselves. Since 2010, TIGA has won 22 business awards.
TIGA focuses on three sets of activities:
This enhances the competitiveness of our members by providing benefits that make a material difference to their businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial opportunities. It also means our members' voices are heard in the corridors of power and positively represented in national, broadcast and UK video game trade media.
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