SYDNEY: Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey hinted at changes that could force digital companies like Apple Inc, Google Inc, Alibaba Group Holding and Uber to pay more tax on transactions that take place in Australia.
“I want to find a way for them to pay the GST,” Hockey told reporters, referring to the goods and services tax, after releasing a discussion paper on the country’s “unsustainable” tax system.
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