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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Vicky Shaw

Businesses could be forced to accept cash under new rules, MPs warn

Businesses like shops and restaurants may soon need to be forced to accept coins and banknotes, MPs have warned, as fewer and fewer people opt to pay in cash.

There is a risk that the UK drifts into a loss of cash acceptance for those who rely on it, the Treasury Committee said, creating a “two-tier society.”

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