Karnataka may levy differential fee on app-based services to fund gig workers welfare

The state government is working on a differential fee on app-based aggregators to fund gig workers welfare and is expected to fix a higher rate on higher revenue earning businesses such as cab-hailing services, officials engaged in the policy-making told ET.

“We plan to have differential rates based on certain parameters and types of services,” they added. The fee payable by platforms will range from 1% to 5% on the commission they pay gig & platform workers depending on the size of the commission amount. The Code on Social Security caps the fee…