US senators introduce Junk Fee Prevention Act

US Senators have introduced new legislation which would eliminate “excessive” ticketing fees for concerts and other events.

Senators Richard Blumenthal and Sheldon Whitehouse have announced the “Junk Fee Prevention Act” following calls from president Joe Biden during his State of the Union address.

Biden argued that 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”.

If passed, the new…

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