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Small Firms Face Higher Fees To Sell On Amazon

Amazon is facing a backlash after it announced plans to hit small businesses that sell items on its website with higher fees to absorb a new digital tax in the UK.

Read the full article on the This is Money website

NAM Implications:
  • Lockdown has a price.
  • Taxes will be the means of paying.
  • Where possible the vendor will pass on any sales tax.
  • In the case of a digital sales tax, this will result in price increases.
  • Making the online version marginally less appealing to the consumer.
  • Thereby causing a degree of business drift to other channels to rebalance demand…
  • As night follows day…