During a select committee for the department of Culture, Media and Sport yesterday, the government’s minister for culture, communications and creative industries Ed Vaizey said the UK may have to wait “three or four” years before game development tax breaks “realistically comes back onto the table.”
The news, reported by Gamespot, follows campaigning by UK trade association TIGA this year for tax breaks that would make the region more competitive with territories such as Canada, which offer breaks.
Tom Watson, Labour MP and co-chair of the All Party Group For Computer And Videogames, recently maintained that the industry shouldn't "lose heart" when it comes to tax breaks.
Last month Vaizey formally closed the London Game Conference at Bafta, asserting that the government was still committed to supporting the UK game industry.