SAO PAULO/BRASILIA :Brazil's finance minister said on Thursday the country would implement a 'digital tax' on shipments from e-commerce giants, after backtracking earlier this week from a decision to tax individual-to-individual shipments of up to $50.'We will follow the example of developed nations, a digita
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA :Brazil's finance minister said on Thursday the country would implement a"digital tax" on shipments from e-commerce giants, after backtracking earlier this week from a decision to tax individual-to-individual shipments of up to $50.
The move comes after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked his economic team not to proceed with a previously planned ending to tax exemptions for international orders from individuals.According to a source at the Finance Ministry, the proposed measure will not involve creating a new tax, but instead adopting an improved collection system. The source emphasized that the tax in question already exists and will be collected electronically prior to the shipment of goods.
Alibaba Group's AliExpress, Sea Ltd-owned Shopee and Shein were seen as the main targets of the measure.
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