Ngokushokwabezindaba zakwamanye amazwe, uMnyango Wezokuthutha wase-UK ukhiphe isitatimende sesimo mayelana “nempahla yemayela lokugcina”.

Esinye sezincomo zayo ukufaka imali engu-20% yokuthumela kumapulatifomu e-e-commerce afana ne-Amazon.

Isinqumo sizoba nomthelela omkhulu kubathengisi be-e-commerce e-UK.

Umthelela walolu bhubhane ukhulise ukuthembela kwabantu ezinkundleni zokuthenga eziku-inthanethi.

Ngisho namanje njengoba lolu bhubhane selulawulwa e-UK futhi abantu sebejwayele ukuthenga ku-inthanethi,

ibhizinisi ezitolo ezingaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi lisavilapha.

Njengokushaja izikhwama zepulasitiki ukuze kuvinjwe ukusetshenziswa kwazo, umnyango uthe imali yokuthutha eyimpoqo ihlose ukukhuthaza abathengi ukuthi basuke ekuthengeni ku-inthanethi baye kothenga ezitolo ezibonakalayo.

Kulesi sigaba, uhulumeni wase-UK akashongo ukuthi ngubani ophethe intela, kodwa uma isiphakamiso siqhubeka, ngumthengisi okungenzeka ukuthi athwale izindleko, njengoba i-amazon ibonise ezimweni ezifanayo.

Ngaphansi kwenqubomgomo yaseBrithani, amafemu e-e-commerce asekhokhiswa i-VAT engu-20%, ngakho-ke uma inkokhiso eyengeziwe engu-20% yokuthumela isho intela eqondile engu-40% kuwo wonke umkhiqizo othengiswa ku-inthanethi, izindleko kubathengisi zizokhuphuka kakhulu.

Kodwa-ke, le nqubomgomo iyisiphakamiso kuphela okwamanje, futhi uhlelo oluthile ludinga ukusetshenziswa ngemva kokuba uhulumeni waseBrithani ehlole ngokucophelela isimo sokuthengisa ku-inthanethi nokungaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi kanye nendlela yokusebenzisa izakhamuzi zaseBrithani. Kodwa abathengisi base-Amazon UK nabo kufanele balungele izinguquko .