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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9313
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid

Tax credits to promote culture approved for British cinema, but not for French video games

Brussels, 23/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 22 November, the European Commission approved the United Kingdom's film tax incentive scheme and opened an in-depth investigation into a French proposal to grant a tax credit for video game creation: two different outcomes which depend on the interpretation of the Community regulation that allows tax credits to promote culture or preserve the cultural heritage.

The United Kingdom was granted Commission approval for a scheme using tax-based...

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