Ukie’s response to Autumn Budget 2026

Ukie’s response to today’s HM Treasury Autumn Budget:

The UK helped invent the modern video games industry and today, we have some of the best developers in the world, creating games played by hundreds of millions of people. We welcome the Chancellor’s focus on backing British enterprise and innovation to drive growth in every part of the country, and measures announced today, such as the new Founders’ Relief and the young entrepreneurs allowance, will help the next generation of founders, including in games, take their first steps.

But other countries are working hard to attract the next generation of games businesses, investment and jobs, and we had hoped to see more targeted support for an industry with such huge potential for growth. Ukie has consistently called for improvements to the Video Games Expenditure Credit, better access to finance and more support for UK games businesses looking to grow and compete internationally.

We will continue making the case for these changes and working with Government to ensure the UK remains one of the best places in the world to make games.

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