Apple adjusting App Store prices in certain areas, developers take the hitThis definitely doesn't help the indie developers on the App Store.
What you need to know
There's controversial new tax and foreign exchange rate changes in certain regions.
Apple is adjusting the proceeds of apps and in-app purchases accordingly.
The cost of such changes are going to hit the developers.
In some parts of the world, there are changes to tax and foreign exchange rates for digital sales, and Apple will be adjusting App Store prices accordingly. These changes will begin to rollout in the next few days. Developers are going to be the ones that will be taking the hit for these increased tax and foreign exchange rates, unfortunately, as the prices on the App Store will not change.
In the regions of Chile, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, the tax rates have increased. Proceeds to developers will be adjusted accordingly and will be calculated based on the tax-exclusive price.
Chile: New value-added tax of 19%
Mexico: New value-added tax of 16%
Saudi Arabia: ...
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Apple adjusting App Store prices in certain areas, developers take the hit
