{"id":61158,"date":"2017-07-19T06:01:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T23:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rip-off-charges-for-paying-by-card-to-be-banned\/"},"modified":"2017-07-19T06:09:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T23:09:26","slug":"rip-off-charges-for-paying-by-card-to-be-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rip-off-charges-for-paying-by-card-to-be-banned\/","title":{"rendered":"'Rip-off' charges for paying by card to be banned"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBritons could save hundreds of millions a year as fees added to payments for goods and services such as flights and tax bills are axed from JanuaryAll extra charges added to payments for goods and services made by card are to be outlawed, ending a \u201crip-off\u201d that costs Britons hundreds of millions of pounds a year, the government has announced.Fees for paying with plastic \u2013 most commonly a credit card \u2013 are routinely levied on everything from low-cost flights and tax bills to cinema tickets and takeaway meals, but the Treasury announced that these would be consigned to history from January 2018. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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