australia's government to hold hearing to end tech taxation

tech taxation may come to an end fo aussies. a formal inquiry has been launched by aussie parliment to seek an end to the 60% tech and software tax aussies pay. apple and microsoft will both be in the same room tomorrow to try and give they two cents on the matter. australians pay alot more despite having a currency value identical to that of canada or the united states. this is being done in an attempt im improve their lanes of communication when it comes to importing goods

http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/11/apple-microsoft-to-appear-before-parliamentary-australia-tax-hearing/

Just wanna say, finally...

Will this extend to games and software as well, or just hardware? Cause Aussies spend too much for all of those thingsIantheone

I pay a regular 15% sales tax in my province (Canada) and it drives me nuts. I order from the U.S. as much as possible so that I don't have to pay any taxes. I would flip out if the government was robbing me like the Aussie govt is. You guys don't even have an escape like I do (the US).

I pay a regular 15% sales tax in my province (Canada) and it drives me nuts. I order from the U.S. as much as possible so that I don't have to pay any taxes. I would flip out if the government was robbing me like the Aussie govt is. You guys don't even have an escape like I do (the US).

Tezcatlipoca666

why is there such a difference?  Australia is pretty close to china compared to North America, so shipping of most of these products shouldn't be an issue.

why is there such a difference?  Australia is pretty close to china compared to North America, so shipping of most of these products shouldn't be an issue.

blaznwiipspman1

With most goverments its a blanket "tech" tax supossedly to improve internal marketing of locally produced products, and "force" people to buy national products to improve the economy.  They have the same tax in Brazil but it is slowly fulling and there is almost price equality here as well

Good news, Some countries around the world have an insane price hike on things that don't need to be. Like digital software.

I am hopeful this helps to counter that somewhat.

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I geniunely feel sorry for people in Australia. When I say the prices and how people still go out an build great rigs I just say wow that's dedication right there.  I salute you.  Whose dumb idea was it to have a technology tax anyway.    You are suppose to encourage innovation not tax it. smh.

I geniunely feel sorry for people in Australia. When I say the prices and how people still go out an build great rigs I just say wow that's dedication right there.  I salute you.  Whose dumb idea was it to have a technology tax anyway.    You are suppose to encourage innovation not tax it. smh.

NFJSupreme

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I geniunely feel sorry for people in Australia. When I say the prices and how people still go out an build great rigs I just say wow that's dedication right there.  I salute you.  Whose dumb idea was it to have a technology tax anyway.    You are suppose to encourage innovation not tax it. smh.

FelipeInside

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="NFJSupreme"]

I geniunely feel sorry for people in Australia. When I say the prices and how people still go out an build great rigs I just say wow that's dedication right there.  I salute you.  Whose dumb idea was it to have a technology tax anyway.    You are suppose to encourage innovation not tax it. smh.

darksusperia

any updates on this?