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Video Games: Tax Allowances

Commons · Question 76670 · Tabled 11 Sep 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 19 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of potential impact of the Video Games Expenditure Credit on levels of (a) employment, (b) investment, (c) studio formation and (d) IP development.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 19 Sep 2025

The Government recognises the importance of the creative industries, including the key role they play in driving economic growth. Video games jobs are highly productive at nearly double the average national output, and technology developed by games busine...