PAPAR: Traders have been warned not to impose additional charges for providing cashless payments.
Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said the regulations and laws are clear and if traders are found taking advantage by imposing additional charges, action will be taken under the Control of Supplies Act and Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act.
“We want to make it clear to traders to do their business according to ethics, rules and laws.
“The law does not allow additional charges to be imposed on customers paying through QR (Quick Response) code.
“This is the rule set by Bank Negara. We will take action if there are traders who charge extra for cashless payments,” Armizan told reporters after attending a company’s bus and lorry handover programme here yesterday, Bernama reported.
On Wednesday in Melaka, the ministry issued a RM200 compound to a stall selling food when it imposed an additional charge of 1% for each transaction using a QR code.
