WhatsApp is at the center of a radical and unprecedented decision, which was announced before it was imposed, and here we are talking about a very important alarm signal that targets users all over the world at the moment. Spain would like to tax both WhatsApp and other applications and services that allow making calls via the Internet, or sending messages in real time, depending on the revenues they generate each year.
WhatsApp he would practically have the same taxes imposed against him that are imposed on telecommunications operators in Spain, or in other areas of the world, which would kind of turn everything we know about the platform upside down. A draft law for charging WhatsApp, and other similar services, has already been submitted to public debate in Spain, and the intentions of the legislators are as firm as possible regarding the adoption of the changes.
WhatsApp: RADICAL and Unprecedented Decision Already Announced
WhatsApp would have to pay 0.1% of its annual receipts as a tax to the state if this new law were to be adopted, i.e. 1 euro for every 1000 euros generated through its platform. The problem is that, unlike telecommunication operators, WhatsApp does not charge any money for the use of its platform, just like the other messaging platforms, or voice/video calls, that now exist all over the world.
“Spain proposes to tax companies that provide calls and instant messaging services such as Whatsapp based on their revenue. Taxes would be imposed on instant messaging providers in the same way as telecommunications operators, according to a new bill that was published on Friday. Companies making more than 1 million euros ($1,2 million) a year will be subject to the tax, which will not be allowed to exceed one euro for every thousand euros of gross revenue, the bill said.
WhatsApp it sells information about how its platform is used, but that is somewhat separate from the Spanish law, so it will be interesting to see how exactly the company will be charged for the money it does not make from the distribution of messages, or from calls. All the companies that offer installed messaging services, or voice/video calls, work in the same way, so WhatsApp is no exception, and in the case of all of them, it remains to be seen how the charging will be done.
WhatsApp he has not commented on anything for the time being regarding this new law that has been proposed, so it remains to be seen what will happen in the end with the project that the Spaniards have now prepared.
