Labour MP Chi Onwurah argues that Apple and Google's mobile app store duopoly constitutes an 'app tax' on UK consumers…

UK · 2026-10-04

1. Step 1 · The triggera UK MP publicly frames Apple and Google's app store commissions as an 'app tax', raising political pressure on the duopoly's fee structures
2. Step 2 · Knock-onpressure on the CMA to use existing powers raises the probability of regulatory scrutiny or mandated changes to App Store and Play Store commission terms in the UK
3. Step 3 · Knock-onlower or restructured app store commissions would reduce a high-margin revenue stream for Apple and Google while improving margins for UK app developers
4. Step 4 · Reaches youUK SMEs selling through app stores see their cost of sales fall, widening gross margin on digital goods

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Source: The Guardian Business

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