LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The imposition by the British
government of a sales tax for online retailers would not be
appropriate, the boss of online supermarket Ocado said
on Tuesday.
The government has said that as part of its review of
business rates it is considering shifting the balance between
online and physical shops by introducing an online sales tax.
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"We already have sales tax in the UK, it's called VAT. It's
applied equally to whoever sells the product based on the
products," Ocado CEO Tim Steiner told reporters.
"I don't think it's appropriate for anyone to put a sales
tax on a retailer because they operate from a different type of
premises or they're a more efficient operator," he said.
Steiner said online growth was being driven by the consumer.
"It's what the consumer wants."
(Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Kate Holton)