BRIESELANG, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 28: A worker loads a truck with packages at an Amazon packaging center on November 28, 2019 in Brieselang, Germany. Amazon is anticipating a strong holiday season and has hired extra workers at its packaging center across Germany. Meanwhile workers at some of the centers, though not at Brieselang, have announced strikes to further their demands for better pay. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Here are the details: According to @cbs_philly , the purposed “package tax” will would be listed as an E-commerce convenience fee and would be a flat fee imposed on the buyer for shipment and goods. However, there would be exemptions made for items such as prescriptions. “The policy considerations also include mode funding (highway/transit/freight/aviation), a percentage being distributed locally and confirming the ability to implement,” CBS Philly stated.