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> They should've coupled this tax with a ban on raising their rates or passing it on as an additional fee. This is simply not practical to implement or enforce
by rlpb 6y ago
> They should've coupled this tax with a ban on raising their rates or passing it on as an additional fee.
This is simply not practical to implement or enforce.
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoAt least one Russian lawmaker seems to plan to attempt it: https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/02/russia-could-cap-apple-app-store-commission/ https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/02/russia-could-cap-apple-...
- metiscus 6y agoRussia has a long and storied history of working against economic gradients - it usually ends poorly.
- flak48 6y agoIndia tried to do this anyway when the new Goods and Services Tax was launched : http://gstcouncil.gov.in/anti-profiteering-mechanism http://gstcouncil.gov.in/anti-profiteering-mechanism Which led to issues like https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/higher-grammage-vs-lower-prices-how-to-pass-gst-benefit https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/higher-grammage-vs-l...