GOOGLE TAX MOP-UP DROPS 30%
                     GOOGLE TAX MOP-UP DROPS 
30%
INTRODUCTION
 Google said all apps that sell digital 
goods within Play Store have to use 
its billing system, which allows the 
tech giant to collect a percentage of 
in-app purchases as a fee. 
Source: www.business-
standard.com/
ANTI-COMPETITIVE POLICIES 
 Google's clarification comes as the 
firm faces accusations of having anti-
competitive policies worldwide, most 
recently by Fortnite-maker Epic 
Games, which has sued the firm after 
being banned from the Play Store.
Source: www.business-
standard.com/
PAYTM ROW
 Paytm last week slammed the tech 
giant’s policies after its app, too, was 
delisted from the app store.
Source: The Indian 
Express
CLEAR POLICY
 Google want to be sure that it’s 
policies are clear and up to date so it 
can be applied consistently and fairly 
to all developers.
Source: BGR India
POLICY NOT NEW
 The tech giant clarified that this 
policy is not new and Google Play 
billing has always taken a 30 per cent 
commission on these transactions. 
 This will only apply to less than 3 per 
cent of developers with apps on Play 
Store, as 97 per cent are already 
using Google Play billing.
Source: www.business-
standard.com/
NON-COMPLIANT APPS
 Non-compliant apps that may require 
technical work to integrate the billing 
system have been given a year (until 
September 30, 2021) to complete any 
needed updates.
Source: Business Today
WHO DON’T NEED BILLING 
SYSTEM?
 Google Play’s billing system is not 
required for apps that sell physical 
goods, for example, ride-hailing 
services, or apps that don’t require 
any transactions.
Source: Forbes
NEW APPS 
 For new apps submitted to the Play 
Store, this policy comes into effect 
from January 20, 2021.
 It includes categories such as fitness, 
game, dating, education, music, 
video, and other content subscription 
services.
Source: Moneycontrol
CONSUMER SPENDING
 Consumer spending on apps and 
games created by Indian developers 
doubled year to date, compared to 
the corresponding period last year. 
Source: Deccan Herald
INDIAN DEVELOPERS
 Indian developers also saw growth of 
more than 80 per cent in consumer 
spending from users outside of India, 
compared to the corresponding 
period last year.
Source: NDTV Gadgets