Major Publisher Sabotaged Tax Break

A major international game publisher apparently exerted pressure in order to ensure that UK-based game publishers and developers would not receive tax relief in the government's Emergency Budget this week according to a report in Develop.

"While the majority of UK studios lobbied tirelessly to attain tax relief, one publisher counterbalanced the bid with a scandalous assertion of its own international influence and power", says reporter Rob Crossley.

"Insiders tell us that the publisher spoke to well-placed parliament allies to dissuade any legislative measures", he continues.

At this time no name is being published with regard to the publisher in question who would obviously have seen a dis-benefit to its own tax situation elsewhere in the world. We would also urge you not to add guesswork to the story by naming any names in the Comments section of this story.