Amazon.com is trying to convince California lawmakers to delay a recently passed law imposing sales taxes on online purchases in exchange for creating 7,000 jobs in the state.
Amazon is offering to build distribution centers in the Golden State and hire about 7,000 employees in exchange for a two-year moratorium on forcing the company to collect sales taxes from its customers, according to the
California passed an online sales tax law in June that is estimated to raise $200 million in annual revenue (see
The company has also been backing a voter referendum in the state aimed at repealing the law (see
However, California officials have been cool so far to Amazon’s proposal. Asked about the offer, Governor Jerry Brown told the
Democratic lawmakers are trying to pass a bill in the California Assembly that would prevent Amazon from putting its referendum on the ballot.