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Culture Minister Ed Vaizey this morning told the UK games industry it would "need to make the case again" if it wanted tax breaks for development.
But the Tory MP, delivering the keynote address at the Develop Conference, insisted the sector wouldn't "fall over" without them, and announced Government-backed initiatives he said would help aid small developers and tackle the skills crisis.
In his first speech to the games industry since joining Government - and since Chancellor George Osborne scrapped Labour's plans for tax relief in his Budget - Vaizey insisted he remained "a committed champion of this industry" and would do "all I can to ensure you remain in an environment where you can compete".
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Culture Minister Ed Vaizey this morning told the UK games industry it would "need to make the case again" if it wanted tax breaks for development.
But the Tory MP, delivering the keynote address at the Develop Conference, insisted the sector wouldn't "fall over" without them, and announced Government-backed initiatives he said would help aid small developers and tackle the skills crisis.
In his first speech to the games industry since joining Government - and since Chancellor George Osborne scrapped Labour's plans for tax relief in his Budget - Vaizey insisted he remained "a committed champion of this industry" and would do "all I can to ensure you remain in an environment where you can compete".
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