Muscat- March 22, 2022:

The Consumer Protection Authority (CPA) has started an investigation into complaints filed by consumers against some commercial establishments for charging value-added tax on products that are free of tax.

The Authority said “Work is underway to further probe into the matter, verify the accuracy and arrest the violators.”

The authority is fully monitoring the markets, and has requested consumers to actively report any violations that contradict regulations and laws of the land, that were established to organize markets, and protect consumer rights.

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