Gathering up the strength to appear at the UK’s Develop Conference despite the government [URL=http://gamepolitics.com/2010/06/22/red-box-holds-no-tax-breaks-uk-developers]removing game industry tax incentives[/URL] from its emergency budget, Shadow Minister for Culture Ed Vaizey walked a fine line—claiming that he championed the games biz, yet endorsing George Osborne’s plan to focus on the greater and more immediate financial needs of the UK.

In recounting a question to Vaizey about Games Tax Relief being offered in the future, [URL=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/jul/14/ed-vaizey-games-industry-tax-credits]the Guardian wrote[/URL] that Vaizey was “non-committal, but offered a glimmer of hope." The MP stated, “I can't emphasise enough that I'm not the chancellor; it's just that in my view the treasury is always open to rational argument.”
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