According to the official representative of the ministry, today all trading enterprises, supermarkets and other trading establishments comply with the authorities’ ban, which was introduced due to numerous consumer complaints. "We are very tightly monitoring compliance with this decision, which applies only to trade operations related to the purchase of various kinds of goods," said Muhammad Al Shehi, UAE Deputy Minister of Economy. - "The next step will be the gradual introduction of a ban on additional fees levied by government organizations and other institutions and enterprises." According to Al Shehi, inspectors from the ministry regularly visit shopping centers to identify violations of the law.
Recall that the ministry introduced a ban on additional fees when paying with credit cards for goods in stores and supermarkets in July of this year. It should be noted that most of them almost immediately canceled such fees, which did not go to the state treasury, but to banks issuing credit cards, and payment systems such as Visa, MasterCard and others.
