BRITAIN PLANS ADDED TAX BREAKS FOR ENTERTAIMENT INDUSTRY

The British government said today (Monday) that it will entertain public comment on its proposal to seek additional tax breaks for animation, “high-end” TV drama (i.e. big-budget dramatic programs), and videogames. The announcement of a so-called public consultation was made after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said in a statement that he wants the […]

BRITISH CABINET MINISTER IN NEW HACKER SCANDAL

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer is the latest figure to become entangled in the telephone hacking scandal involving News International, the British news division of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. The London Independent reported today (Monday) that the chancellor, George Osborne, was among those targeted by Glenn Mulcaire, a private detective working for NI’s News of […]