Dar es Salaam, Feb. 24 -- DAR ES SALAAM: PHYSICAL store owners in Tanzania are raising concerns about an uneven competitive landscape, citing perceived inconsistencies in tax enforcement for online retailers.

They assert that these perceived inconsistencies, coupled with lower overhead costs, allow online businesses to offer significantly lower prices, thereby impacting their market share and reducing in-store customer traffic.

The crux of their argument revolves around the operational costs borne by physical stores, including Value Added Tax (VAT) and other overheads, which they claim are not consistently applied to some online sellers. This, they believe, results in a price advantage for online retailers.

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