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Originally Posted by HarryT
It has provided a level playing-field. You've been going on for years about how unfair it is that Amazon are treated differently to small businesses, and now you seem to be complaining how unfair it is that Amazon are being treated the same as small business  . You're a difficult man to please. |
They did level the playing field. Only they made it as a lot more difficult for small businesses. This doesn't really affect Amazon because they have teams of lawyers and staff to jump through the legal hoops. Small businesses will have to find ways to jump through those hoops on their own and hope they got things right. Face it, it's much easier to sue a small business than it would be to attack Amazon.
The only ones to benefit from this are the people in the government. Amazon won't change much, small businesses will get railroaded with paperwork and no doubt fines and the consumer may pay less or (more likely) pay more.
I also don't see why businesses won't adjust prices to make up for those after VAT fees. That way their profits stay the same and the consumer pays that much more...