Hockey flags more digital taxes

[1] Further taxes on digital products bought from overseas has been flagged for taxation by the federal treasurer.

[2] This revelation came from Joe Hockey who told a small business forum in Sydney that he is working with state treasurers to tighten tax free thresholds on digital goods.

[3] Mr. Hockey argued that the current system, whereby a book seller in Sydney has obligations to pay tax but Amazon doesn’t, is unsustainable – a disadvantage to Australian retailers.

[Source]  Australian Information Technology News – Hockey flags more digital taxes