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No government plans to force cash acceptance, MP tells Treasury Committee

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As part of an inquiry into the acceptance of cash, economic secretary to the Treasury Emma Reynolds told the Committee this morning (28 January) that the government has no plans to compel big or small firms to accept cash. In response to the suggestion that…

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