South Korean lawmakers call on Google to reduce app store fees too

SEOUL: A group of South Korean lawmakers on Thursday called on Google to follow Apple’s move to lower its commission for app market purchases amid concerns of local app developers over high fees.

Apple announced a day earlier it will reduce the standard commission on its App Store from 30 percent to 15 per cent for app developers with yearly proceeds of less than US$1 million from next year.

“Apple’s policy to halve its commission is well-timed,” seven lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party in a joint statement, reported Yonhap news agency.

“We urge Google to reduce its commission for small app developers to below 15 per cent to boost South Korea’s app ecosystem.”