Labor’s failed promised to consult on its big tech levy by early 2025
While the Albanian government explodes its deadline to start consulting a new tax proposed on digital platforms, Australian news managers are watching with alarm Canada dismantle digital service tax to American technology companies Under the pressure of the US.
Last December, the Australian government in question “At the beginning of 2025” News Bargaining encouragement-Mevcut News Media Bargaining Code proposed follow-up-a public counseling certificate would be issued. Incentive will bring accusations to digital platforms that refuse to make commercial agreements with news publishers to compensate for some of their income.
In January Speech Point Document Information was published under the laws of freedom. Now we have entered the second half of 2025 and there is no sign that the consultation has begun.
Two Media Manager Crirase He said that they had not heard of anything from Daniel Mulino, the new auxiliary treasurer, on condition of anonymity. Crirase But he could not get an answer from Mulino’s office – why any advice document was not published. The new communication minister’s office Anika Wells refused to comment and directed us to the assistant treasurer.
In February, Nine newspapers The notified Albanians “decided to slow down” on the new incentive.
At that time, US President Donald Trump’s threat of new tariffs frightened the Australian government. The moment is quite similar, 90 -day pause Approximately 180 countries and trade partners on the so -called mutual tariffs will end on 8 July.
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Media executives in Australia closely monitor those in Canada, where the government’s Canadian revenues can cancel the new digital service tax that will charge the US technology giants such as Meta, Google and Apple over 20 million CADs ($ 24.5 million) in Canada revenues.
The movement came after Trump calls Trump’s negotiations on a trade agreement and threatened Canada with higher tariffs. BBC News Reports. Canada, after promising to bring legislation to remove the tax, a White House official, as a result, the negotiations will be restarted, he said.
The US pressure cannot be much more clear than that. Conceptly, Australian news executives wonder if Trump will turn his attention here.
“Industry hopes that the Industry has not been bullying the Australian government, as Trump did to Canada,” one of the executives said.
“We are revived that there are two parties support for the Australian media and journalist works. It is rare to reach an agreement on something, workers, liberals, citizens, greenery and maritime, so we receive a wide support to protect Australian democracy, community literacy and journalist business.”
The other said: “Now it is time to show how serious the Albanian government to stop speaking and to show that technology giants have been paying to media companies for the content they have made for years.
