In November, the Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) urged Putrajaya to implement the tax to mitigate the “uneven competition” between brick-and-mortar stores and online marketplaces.

Samenta president William Ng said local retailers have to pay taxes, rent and overheads, while online sellers often avoid their tax responsibility and tend to pay lower rent and overheads, if any.

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