RE: Online Tax8 Feb 2021 11:13
Taken from
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/07/online-sales-tax-aims-to-shift-balance-as-uk-high-streets-struggle
Ministers believe an online sales tax, which would involve a new levy on internet shopping, could help stem the collapse of the high street. Business groups including the British Retail Consortium have vocally opposed the measure, which they argue would hit high street retailers with online operations and result in higher costs for shoppers at a time of severe weakness in the British economy.
However, several big retailers, including Tesco, have previously backed the launch of an online sales tax to redress the balance. According to the Sunday Times, Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is supportive of such a move, but would probably wait until the autumn to launch a raid on internet firms such as Amazon, Asos and Ocado, rather than using the 3 March budget.
so even if they do decide on an on-line tax its being looked at for the autumn, is this going to be the topic until then or are we going to move on and wait until the end of summer ?