New tax for big parcels in Austria
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Austria makes a new rule. People buy much on the internet. Big shops pay a new parcel tax now. These shops have high sales.
The tax costs 2 euro per parcel. With the Mehr-Wert-Steuer, a tax on goods, it is 2 point 40 euro. The shops take this money from the buyers. Amazon takes the fee per order.
The government wants lower taxes with this money. Food gets cheaper. Many shop owners do not like the new tax.
Small online shops do not pay the tax. Private sales are free. The EU makes new rules for parcels from China. China is a big land in Asia. A new fee starts in November.
The tax costs 2 euro per parcel. With the Mehr-Wert-Steuer, a tax on goods, it is 2 point 40 euro. The shops take this money from the buyers. Amazon takes the fee per order.
The government wants lower taxes with this money. Food gets cheaper. Many shop owners do not like the new tax.
Small online shops do not pay the tax. Private sales are free. The EU makes new rules for parcels from China. China is a big land in Asia. A new fee starts in November.
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Definitions
- Mehr-Wert-Steuer
- That is a tax on goods and services that buyers pay.
Locations
- Austria
- A country in Europe where the new parcel tax works.
- China
- A big country in Asia where many cheap parcels come from.
Sources
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