If the 'Google Rate' ends up being applied in Spain, Amazon already warns that it will be the users who will end up paying this additional tax.
The trade war between the United States and China, which has caught Huawei in the crossfire , is far from over. But a new trade war could be brewing in our country, this time not over alleged espionage, but over the so-called ' Google Tax '. The digital tax that Pedro Sánchez wants to implement aims to increase state revenue by €1.2 billion annually.
Donald Trump has already responded that if the rate passes, he will "respond very harshly." Initially the rate was going to be at the European level, but it seems that Europe has screwed up a bit because of the threat and would be considering not creating this rate. Despite all, Spain continues with its plans to implement it yes or yes. But now it has been Amazon who has threatened.
Amazon will take action if the 'Google Rate' is applied
They have said from Amazon that if Spain applies this rate, the same could happen as in France. The company has threatened the French to charge the user 3% of the fee. This means that if it is applied in Spain, users will be charged this tax directly. France applies 3% to all sales of Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple, you enter others and these are invoiced to users.
Remember that the company does not sell anything directly, that it is based on the commissions of having the products in the store. So the 3% will go to the sellers, who end up adding this fee to their products. Most stores play with low margins, because Amazon does not charge little precisely to act as an intermediary. So the one who loses is not Amazon, it is the seller and the customer.
Amazon's statement is very resounding
"After the introduction in France of a new tax on digital services, we are forced to adjust the rates of our sales on Amazon.fr", explains Amazon in its statement
“Given that we operate in a very competitive sector with a low commercial margin, and that we invest massively in the creation of new tools and services for our clients and associated vendors, we are not in a position to absorb an additional tax on our volume. sales instead of our profits, "says Amazon France.
"Unfortunately we hope that many of these companies will be forced to pass this tax on to consumers, which will lead to a rise in the prices of products sold online"
