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02/18/2013
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Card purchases can not be priced differently Photo: Fabio Rossi / The Globe
The Legislative Assembly of Rio (Alerj) approved on Tuesday in the first discussion, the Bill 653/2011, which guarantees equal price for purchases in cash or with credit card or debit card and check in sight. The proposal will be voted in plenary on Monday discussion. If approved, it will continue to sanction the governor Sérgio Cabral.
To justify the project, Mr Atila Nunes (PSL) explains that "the merchant is not required to work with credit cards and / or debit card, or even to accept checks. But from the moment he chooses to accept such forms discharge, the consumer can not transfer the burden of this instrument which increases the feasibility of achieving their own business goals. "
In July, the Central Bank closed its assent to the practice of differential pricing in payments made in cash or with credit cards. For the body, there is no reason to prohibit trade discounts to customers when in sight.
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Source: Extra - Online
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