Government Minister Backs Comic Book UK As It Criticises ...

Comic Book UK states that its goal is to make UK comics a £500 million industry. That means "multiple comic and graphic novel publishers growing revenue in an expanding domestic market, selling into all global markets and licensing properties into other media. A growing, diverse pool of creative talent working for multiple national and international publishers and reaping the rewards of their creations. International comic companies investing in UK operations. And a thriving ecosystem of [...] Comic Book UK states that it will be pushing for "An extension to comics publishers of the corporation tax relief already enjoyed by other parts of the creative industries. Government investment into a targeted 'start up and scale up fund' that comic companies could apply for to support their early development and growth. And export support for UK comic publishers, including comic companies being given places on international trade delegations and a lowering of barriers faced in exporting [...] Well, in response to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement yesterday, and the revised Office for Budget Responsibility growth projections, Comic Book UK is urging the British government to extend tax relief for the creative industries, which, it argues, will create hundreds of new jobs, so maybe Sir Chris Bryant could do something about that. Unless he didn't expect the body to start having a go at the government so soon.