Consumer Research Assistant, Sony (Intern Placement)
Job Type: Temporary Booking
Salary/Rate: Competitive + Benefits
Date Posted: 03/02/2016
Department: Marketing
Location: Soho, London
Closing Date: 26/02/2016
UK games industry contributes £1.43bn to economy
UK games industry contributes £1.43bn to economy
The Economic Contribution of the UK’s Film, High-end TV, Video Games and Animation Programme Sectors report, produced by analysts Olsberg•SPI and Nordicity and commissioned by the BFI, Pinewood Shepperton plc, the British Film Commission, UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie) and Pact, has shown that the games industry contributes £1.43bn to the economy.
First stats show promising start for UK Video Games Tax Relief
£47 million in UK spend generated by Games Tax Relief in its first six months
The BFI have today released figures on games qualifying for Games Tax Relief in the UK. These are the first numbers to be made public since the relief became available on 1st April last year.
In the first six months of the tax relief, 32 games received final or interim certification, meaning that they qualify under the cultural test and can claim tax relief from HMRC. These games have a total spend in the UK of £47 million between them.