E-commerce giants like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal are trying to convince the government to scrap from the final Goods and Services Tax draft, the 2% tax that e-commerce marketplaces collect from sellers on their platform. A Government Officer said that the GST law to be vetted by the GST council on Saturday.
Last week, in a press conference organized by industry lobby body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Flipkart India, Amazon Seller Services and Jasper Infotech which runs Snapdeal came together to oppose the provision.
The government hasn’t announced any change in its stand. Even seller bodies support the tax, that it will only affect tax-evading vendors.
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