Written Question·Treasury·UIN 14163

Video Games: Tax Allowances

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth Norfolk

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the proportion of qualifying expenditure for Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC) from 80 per cent to 100 per cent.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government recognises the importance of the creative industries, including the contribution made by the UK’s video games sector to growth and innovation. Video games companies already benefit from a generous Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC) of 34...

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