Written Question·Treasury·UIN 46423
Video Games: Tax Allowances
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the economic benefits generated by the (a) Video Games Tax Relief and (b) Video Games Expenditure Credit; and if she will take steps to reform tax incentives.
Answer
James MurrayVideo games companies benefit from the Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC), which provides a generous tax credit of 34 per cent on UK video games development costs.A report published by the BFI in 2021 found that VGEC, previously known as the Video Game...
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