UK PM Andy Burnham Vows Crackdown on Subscription Traps, Fake Discounts
The government will consult on banning fake previous prices and subscription traps, with new rules set to give consumers clearer terms and easier exits.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a crackdown on misleading product discounts and subscription traps, aiming to ease financial pressure on British households.
- Originally scheduled for next spring under Sir Keir Starmer, Burnham will accelerate the subscription reforms to January to prioritize household relief.
- Dame Clare Moriarty, chief executive of Citizens Advice, called these practices 'a widespread problem,' noting 26 per cent of UK adults accidentally subscribed annually; a 14-day cooling-off period will enable cancellations.
- The British Retail Consortium, representing Tesco and Sainsbury, played down the issue, while opposition figures criticized Burnham's August plans as a 'vanity tour' offering only 'tinkering.'
- Ahead of the first Budget on October 28, Burnham's summer tour will inform a 10-year plan, as Chancellor John Healey faces pressure to maintain 'fiscal discipline.
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(London=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Ji-yeon = British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who is focusing on price stability policies early in his term, [is discussing] subscriptions that are difficult to cancel or 'discounts in name only'...
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Burnham takes on ‘rip-off’ discounts in cost of living push
Andy Burnham has vowed to outlaw fake discounts and crack down on stealth subscriptions as he pledges to deliver “breathing room” on the cost of living. The Prime Minister has proposed to ban businesses from advertising “rip-off” discounts and said he will accelerate existing plans to make subscriptions easier to cancel. These two pledges come as Burnham prepares to embark on a cost-of-living tour of the UK, where he will set out a series of “e…
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