UK Devs Need Love Too

Tiga have released the results of their nationwide survey with various developing companies in the UK. The survey was used as a measure to determine what factors may have been affecting development. Dr. Richard Wilson, CEO of Tiga had this to say:

The UK games development industry is competing with one hand tied behind its back. Competitor countries from Canada and the USA to France and South Korea are benefiting from government support, most notably tax breaks. This puts the UK at an immediate disadvantage.

I’m certainly not an expert in this type of ordeal, but certain states in America have offered some nice incentive for game development in their area. Having the UK follow suit would not only help benefit themselves, but allow more opportunity to succeed worldwide.

The UK would become a much more inviting place if it followed the pattern of Canada and gave tax breaks and encourage growth within the video game industry. Tiga go on to say;

When asked what Government policies could help their business, 85% backed tax breaks for production, 77% recommended more liberal R&D tax credits, 51% called for lower corporation tax and 50% advocated lower rates of national insurance contributions.

Developers are obviously in need for some help and with just a little cooperation the government could benefit massivly. It would be unfortunate to see even more companies go down, especially if it were during these times, because the government was being stubborn.