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Back to school 2024 had caused some concerns for French video game professionals, with the release of a general finance inspection report which recommended, among a multitude of measures to reduce the public deficit, the abolition of video game credit (CIJV).
Good news, the SNJV announces the extension of the video game tax credit until 2031: a major advance for our industry and relief for studios that need this device to lighten the substantial production costs, and remain competitive in the face of strong international competition. The CIJV acts as a signal of attractiveness especially for foreign publishers, who benefit from this aid by associating with French studios.
A victory for the sector
We know the budgetary context of France complicated, but several political actions have shown the confidence granted to the sector to be an economic heavyweight: the Minister of Culture Rachida Dati and her remarkable speech to Paris Games Week 2024 , as well as the symbolic passage at the Salon of the then Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, let a happy outcome show up, confirmed at the time of the PLF 2025 . The voice of his general delegate Nicolas Vignolles, notes that the video game tax credit has been many parliamentary allies, in almost all political families. This good news is also an opportunity to share the update of the public aid guide for video game creators published by the SNJV this month.
