There’s no place like home - Creative sector tax reliefs
Following the consultation process carried out over the summer months, the Government has confirmed that new tax reliefs for the creative sector – intended to be “the most generous available in the world” - are due to be introduced as part of the Finance Act 2013. The new reliefs will complement the existing film tax relief regime (set to continue until at least the end of December 2015) which, has since its introduction in 2006 supported £5billion of investment in “British” films.
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