Question follow-through · 120642

Video Games: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the Video Games Expenditure Credit to support smaller video game studios.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
13 Mar 2026
Target answer date
17 Mar 2026
Answer
23 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the Video Games Expenditure Credit to support smaller video game studios.

  2. 17 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the importance of the creative industries, including the key role they play in driving economic growth, and the video games sector is specifically supported through the tax system and through funding. Video games companies benefi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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