Australia should tax digital companies based on their revenue and extend superannuation to all working Australians, new Labor senator Tony Sheldon has said.
In an interview ahead of his first speech on Wednesday, Sheldon said he would hold technology companies including Uber, Facebook, Amazon and Google accountable for “failing our economy and democracy” and “disrupt the disrupters” by calling for new rights for gig economy workers.
Sheldon – the former Transport Workers Union national secretary – argued Australia was “kidding ourselves” by waiting for the OECD to act because some developed countries have a “vested interest” and are “reaping the benefits” of revenue raised in Australia.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jul/31/labor-senator-urges-tax-on-digital-companies-to-stop-them-pillaging-australian-economy
