SYDNEY: US Internet giant Amazon will block Australian shoppers from its international websites to counter new tax laws on online purchases, it announced on May 31.
New rules require Internet retailers like the American behemoth to collect a 10% goods and services tax on everything bought from overseas sites from July 1, including under the current tax-free threshold of Aus$1,000 (RM3,010).
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