DoorDash says D.C. delivery tax to cost residents over $3.5 million annually

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  • DoorDash opposed a D.C. Council vote imposing a delivery tax of at least 20 cents per order, potentially starting this fall.
  • Projected annual impact on DoorDash activity: more than USD 3.5 million in added taxes, over USD 2 million in Dasher earnings losses.
  • Estimated hit to local D.C. merchants: more than USD 7 million in annual revenue losses tied to reduced delivery demand.
  • DoorDash flagged regressive effects, citing over 20% of its D.C. deliveries go to low-income communities.
  • Company pointed to other delivery-tax markets, citing Colorado research on wage losses and disproportionate burdens on disadvantaged communities.


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