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News CommentaryGovt to Games Industry: Tax Breaks - Ball's in Your Court
Topic started: 30 Jun 2009 @ 18:29
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Tue, Jun 30, 09 @ 18:29
I hate MPs and their buzz words. Just say stuff in simpler terms.
'Culturally British'? WFT?? Why not just have a made in Britain stamp and be done with it?
'Culturally British'? WFT?? Why not just have a made in Britain stamp and be done with it?
"Plane!?....I Ain't Gettin On No Plane"
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Wed, Jul 1, 09 @ 15:15
@Joji
Because, under EU regulations, you cannot give an industry an anti-competitive tax break unless it satisfies certain conditions. The French have similar tax breaks for software which promotes French culture, we're just going down the same route because they had to fight to get theirs and we can use the same justification. The problem is Canadian tax breaks which are aimed at the industry as a whole, with the sole intent of bringing developers to their country at the expense of others.
Because, under EU regulations, you cannot give an industry an anti-competitive tax break unless it satisfies certain conditions. The French have similar tax breaks for software which promotes French culture, we're just going down the same route because they had to fight to get theirs and we can use the same justification. The problem is Canadian tax breaks which are aimed at the industry as a whole, with the sole intent of bringing developers to their country at the expense of others.
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