By Frank ChungAustralian consumers could potentially be blocked from buying goods from overseas on eBay, Amazon, Alibaba and Etsy if the government pushes ahead with its controversial online GST changes. eBay earlier this week described the changes as "unworkable" and warned it may block Australian users. "Even if we were given [more time], we are not sure we will end up making the decision to create this tax collection capability. "We believe it will lead to high collection costs and restrictions on goods Australian consumers can purchase from overseas. Treasurer Scott Morrison said in a statement that the proposed legislation was "designed to close out loopholes that multinationals and big business are using to avoid paying Australian tax".

Source: New Zealand Herald April 21, 2017 20:26 UTC