would this work?

[jas xjr]

sorry if this has been discussed before, but i had a quick search and did not find anything.

not sleeping very well at the moment so i think of various silly ideas. they are normally quite silly and 99.99% rubbish. but last night i might have come up with one.

problem no. 1 traditional high streets are struggling to compete with online shopping. we
are familiar with the arguments for and against.

problem no.2 companies such as Amazon are manipulating various borders to further their own business. yes , they are providing jobs but they seem not to pay much tax.

my solution is to tax every parcel. whether it is posted from the uk or at the point at which it comes into the uk.
my 4am. logic being that it generates some much needed revenue for whatever hue of government wants to waste our money on. secondly it introduces a possible scenario where bricks and mortar stores might be able to narrow the price gap , when compared with online.
i hate shopping and buy as much as i can ,online. if i, due to poor planning , buy something from a physical shop , i do notice the gulf between the prices. we are all familiar with the arguments for all forms of shopping.

sorry for the long post , can people tell me what is wrong with this idea or what the obvious flaws are that i have missed.or if the idea could be improved

[98elise]

How much tax should Amazon be paying? If they are avoiding tax then change the rules.

There is little point taxing an entire industry just because you want to change how you tax one company. Companies that follow the same avoidance but don't send parcels would not be affected.

[227bhp]

Buy some Zopiclone.

[Exige77]

So just another tax on consumers then.

All consumers that buy anything that comes in a package ?

Take the sleeping tablet !!

[jas xjr]

Exige77 said:

So just another tax on consumers then.

All consumers that buy anything that comes in a package ?

Take the sleeping tablet !!

we do need to raise revenue from somewhere and the high streets are dying. anyway ,i
i think i will have a couple of beers tonight.