Biden demands crackdown on ‘excessive’ ticket fees
The president has proposed a "Junk Fee Prevention Act" as part of this week's meeting of the White House Competition Council
News By James Hanley | 2 February 2023
US president Joe Biden is calling for a crackdown on “excessive” ticket fees for concerts and other entertainment events.
Biden proposed a “Junk Fee Prevention Act” as part of a meeting of the White House Competition Council this week, saying hidden or unexpected fees “are not only costly to consumers, but they can stifle competition by encouraging companies to use increasingly sophisticated tools to disguise the true price consumers face”.
According to the New York Times, the president is…
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