>Why not just use existing sales tax for retail transaction (which e-commerce is). My guess is that they already do. The government just wants more tax revenue

>Why not just use existing sales tax for retail transaction (which e-commerce is). My guess is that they already do. The government just wants more tax revenue as usual. Tech companies are just a good punching bag right now. Edit: I cannot imagine that they are not collecting VAT on these transactions. Digital VAT is a very explored topic in the EU.