Australians famously have it hard when it comes to purchasing video games at a reasonable price. For example, a quick look at the website for EB Games Australia shows a preorder listing for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at a price of $109.95 AUD ($86.77 USD)—nearly 150 percent the $59.99 standard cost for new games in America. Unfortunately, things might get even worse for gamers in the Land Down Under in the near future.

Citing a 2012 report, Australia’s Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the country’s lack of digital goods taxes has led to a loss of $1 billion AUD per year. Furthermore, since the report was first published, Australians have doubled their consumption of these goods, leading Frydenberg to call for a 10% tax on these purchases. If this plan—which will be voted on next week—goes through, that $109.95 AUD will turn into $120.95 AUD ($95.54 USD).

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