In the past there were rumors about the next Grand Theft Auto, but Rockstar Games has not officially confirmed the sequel. But that could have happened rather accidentally, because the developer studio is once again criticized for tax breaks.
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Rockstar Games has been criticized in the UK for paying little tax and taking advantage of significant benefits. And now, too, the same issue calls Taxwatch UK back on the scene.
Taxwatch UK took a closer look at the business figures published by Rockstar from a tax point of view and found in this context that the developer again made considerable use of tax relief in 2018/2019. According to Taxwatch surveys, the company currently accounts for a total of 37 percent of all tax breaks in England's gaming industry – a new record. In the past four years alone, Rockstar had received £ 80 million from the program, and there was no corporate taxation – despite sometimes very large profits.
"It cannot be the government's intention to adopt a scheme to distribute large portions of the VGTR budget to only one, and extremely profitable, company," Taxwatch UK criticizes, arguing for reform. The complete report establishes – and this is where it becomes interesting for players – a reference to the next GTA.
Reason: To receive money or tax relief from this program, companies have to register their games as "Culturally British". That Rockstar receives money can therefore only be connected to a new GTA, because Rockstar simply did not register another game series accordingly. The tax relief should therefore have flowed directly into the production of GTA 6.
"As VGTR is directly related to production costs, the large draw also indicates the size of the next Rockstar title, which is expected to cost significantly more than the $ 137 million spent on GTA 5," the report said ,
Rockstar itself has commented on the Taxwatch UK report in the meantime and has largely criticized the criticism. The information contained is not even invalidated. Rather, it is pointed out that the money was used to create over 1,000 jobs in the UK around London, Lincoln and Yorkshire as well as Scotland and to provide highly qualified staff with long-term jobs. This also makes a significant contribution to the British economy and thus in other ways to tax revenues.
"Video Game Tax Relife (VGTR) is a forward-looking policy that shows that the UK has recognized the importance of gaming as a leading creative industry. We know that VGTR provides a great return on taxpayer investment. For every pound "Investing in the gaming industry via VGTR will create four pounds of gross value added to the economy," said Rockstar.
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