Bengaluru / New Delhi: The government was examining the possibility of an investigation against Amazon, following allegations of bribery by several legal representatives.
In the midst of allegations of great legal expenditure by Amazon Indian weapons over the past few years, government sources said the center might not wait for the global e-commerce giant to complete its own internal investigation and can order its own questions.
At the same time, they added, the last call had not been taken.
Probe, if ordered, will check the allegations both in the central government and at the state level, the sources shown to TOI.
Amazon denied reports that it had spent 8,500 crore rs as a legal cost for the past few years.
“Given a misleading representation of line items from our law’s submission at legal fees in the media section, we clarify that line items are actually called legal and professional costs that include not only legal costs but also costs related to others.
Professional services such as outsourcing, consultants Taxes, customer research, logistics support services, trader ratification services, customer service fees, etc.
For example, for the year ending March 2020, legal fees are Rs 52 Crore.
“The lobby of the Domestic Cait trader has approached the government.
On Monday, the first report emerged from Amazon launched an investigation and sent its executives to leave.
Amazon has faced an investigation by the Indian Competition Commission (CCI) on charges promoted by the seller.
E-tailer offers to stop the probe have been rejected by the Supreme Court recently.
The company’s operation has been under the government’s scanner, with the center also tweaked the rules that forced it to rework their business models.
The latest developments have placed Amazon under the fresh lens.