SUBE card (photo: Wikipedia)
Over 120 shops and kiosks in Buenos Aires face sanctions for illegally charging customers extra when topping up SUBE cards or mobile phone credit.
The report came after The Office of Consumer Protection carried out inspections in various neighbourhoods of the capital in May.
According to city laws, customers have the right to access these services from licensed establishments with paying any additional surcharge or being obliged to purchase other goods at the shop. Every establishment must also display a sign that informs customers of these rights.
According to city government Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta: “locals can report shops that abusing the law at a local government office or call 147 for support.”
Further inspections are set to be carried out in other parts of the city, and offending establishment could face fines of between $500 and $500,000.
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