Package Tax Brings the Coalition Before Tearing Test
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The debate about the newly introduced package tax does not come to rest even days after the start. While NEOS head Beate Meinl-Reisinger continues to shake ice at the levy, finance minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) and his ministry do not want to know about it. It is about a lot of money and a central question for the coalition.
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der Standard DEBeate Meinl-Reisinger wants to end the "Murks" of the tax that just came into force, the SPÖ is against it. There are plausible arguments on both sides – but no concrete plans to find the money differently
Shortly after the entry into force of the new parcel tax, there is a clear shift within the government factions. NEOS openly demand the withdrawal of the measure and admit that the levy in its current form has failed to meet the original objective. Package tax meets its own business instead of meeting foreign cheap platforms, the tax is primarily burdened by European online traders for legal reasons and is directly applied to consumers. The crit…
After the introduction of the controversial parcel tax on 1 October, the protest is growing. Following the ÖVP, the NEOS are now also voting against the tax. The Chamber of Commerce demands a rapid correction.
More and more government representatives: already in favour of abolishing the parcel tax. Online trade calls for finance ministers to act quickly After the ÖVP, the NEOS are now also against the parcel tax. For Alexander Smuk, chairman of the professional group shipping and internet trade in the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ), this is an important signal. "We warned from the beginning that [...] The post parcel tax: WKÖ-Smuk demands rapid co…
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