TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, today called
on Scotland’s political parties to back TIGA’s manifesto proposals to
ensure that the Scottish games industry can flourish over the next
parliament. TIGA made the call in light of elections to the Scottish
Parliament today.
The details of the proposals were published in Driving the Scottish Video Games Industry Forward: TIGA’s Manifesto for the Scottish Video Games Sector.
TIGA called on Scotland’s political parties to set up a Creative
Content Fund to finance new content development, measures to enhance
access to finance, support skills development and to market Scotland
aggressively as a good place to do games business.
Dr. Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, commented:
“Now
is the time for Scotland’s political parties to back the games
industry. Our manifesto sets out the challenge on providing the policies
that will enable the Scottish video games industry to thrive in the
global market.
“The
opportunity for jobs and growth in the games industry will be
significantly affected by decisions made at Holyrood. In particular,
measures to support new content creation, improve access to finance and
support for workforce development will make a real impact on the future
of the Scottish games industry. Additionally, the Scottish Parliament
and Government should put real pressure on the UK Government to
introduce Games Tax Relief and to continue to enhance the existing
R&D tax credits.””
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