I wrote this on it... 3 years ago! http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2011/01/10/3109702.htm
N On 27 November 2013 13:32, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't follow the logic on this one. > Collecting GST on inbound individual parcels is costly. Presumably many > dollars per item, if the $1000 threshold is reasonable. > The retailers are asking the government to spend this collection money to > tax the customers, resulting in consumers/tax-payers being worse off. > Retailers have little evidence to show that GST collection will impact O/S > purchases. One would think that international shipping would negate any > savings from GST, but apparently retailers are unable to compete even with > that advantage. > Is the government here to serve the people or vested business interests? > Regards, > Michael Skeggs > > > > On 27 November 2013 13:06, Marghanita da Cruz <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > Retail groups say lowering the threshold will help Australian business > > to compete with overseas shopping websites on price, and net the > Government > > an additional $1 billion in GST revenue each year. > > > > > > However, doubts remain about whether the cost of collecting the tax > will > > exceed the amount of revenue raised. > > > > > > At today's meeting, Treasury officials presented a range of options for > > lowering the threshold. > > > > > > Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls says the states will examine the > > proposals in more detail. > > > > > > "It does show in the first year or two that the costs of collection are > > higher than the revenue generated, but then the trend gets much more > > positive the longer you go," he said. > > > > > > "Online retail sales are growing at 15 per cent per annum. It is a > > growing and significant distribution channel for sales at the moment in > > terms of the GST system." > > > > > > He says there is no clear agreement among states about a new level for > > the GST threshold. > > > > > http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-27/treasurers-pushing-for-gst-changes-at-meeting-with-joe-hockey/5119218 > > -- > > Marghanita da Cruz > > Ramin Communications Pty Ltd > > http://ramin.com.au/ > > Phone:(+61)0414-869202 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Link mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
