Durov called insane the tax on the sale of goods Apple and Google

High taxes on sales of Apple and Google digital products for mobile phones were criticized on June 18 by the founder of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov on his Twitter page. Apple and Google are charging an insane 30 percent tax on sales of all digital goods sold on every mobile phone around the world, he wrote. According to Durov, the result of such a policy is a significant increase in the cost of products, and startups and entire industries are destroyed or do not appear at all. The entrepreneur also said that regulators in the field of sales of digital goods have been ignoring this absurd situation for 10 years. Alternatively, he suggested that users install software and applications directly or through alternative app stores. Earlier, Pavel Durov announced the closure of the TON blockchain project in connection with the trial in the United States.