Sony and Activision over UK tax breaks

[Munkeh111]

kowenicki said:

Munkeh111 said:

Khuutra said:

kowenicki said:

Cheeky bastards.  Why should I as a UK taxpayer subsidise Sony?  anyone?

Well if Sony move all the UK based studios abroad I will start a boycott Sony thread.

As we are looking at cuts and savings, then I'd rather a gaming subsidy was dropped than pretty much anything else.... as would any right thinking human being.

Cheeky, yeah, but it's a legitimate bargaining tool on their part.

What costs the UK more money: these studios paying lower taxes, or these studios leaving and paying no taxes on top of producing no income for the UK populace?

Lower taxes, but boosting their government income in the long term with more UK investement

or lower taxes allowing the parent to invest more in their emerging markets operations... there are no guarantees.

Well Sony have shown their desire to do business in the UK, and it is not just these companies, but also the only remaining British publisher (I think) Codemasters

The real question is, why does the film industry get subsidies, but the games industry does not?