UK game industry trade group TIGA is urging the government to introduce a package of measures including "Games Tax Relief," enhanced research and development tax credits, a lottery-financed prototype fund for the game development industry, more investment in higher education, incentives to study STEM subjects at the college level, tax relief on training related to the industry, a more flexible migration policy, an expansion of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and high speed broadband comparable in speeds to our main competitors.

"[I]For too long the Coalition Government has acted like a one club golfer: it has had a strategy for reducing the deficit but little to say about growth,[/I]" said Dr. Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO in a lengthy statement issued this morning. "The Government’s Growth Review is long overdue – not least because strong economic growth is crucial to reducing the deficit. [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/12/20/tiga-urges-uk-government-support-game-industry-various-initiatives][B][COLOR=#8e0505]Read More[/COLOR][/B][/URL]

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