{"id":140795,"date":"2023-09-04T01:01:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T01:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=140795"},"modified":"2023-09-04T01:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T01:01:37","slug":"cashless-society-would-be-hammer-blow-to-the-most-vulnerable-bosses-warn-jeremy-hunt-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/lifestyle\/cashless-society-would-be-hammer-blow-to-the-most-vulnerable-bosses-warn-jeremy-hunt-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Cashless society would be hammer blow to the most vulnerable, bosses warn Jeremy Hunt | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A CASHLESS society would be a hammer blow for the vulnerable, bosses have told the Chancellor.<\/p>\n
Industry leaders have urged Jeremy Hunt to protect ATMs.<\/p>\n
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They warn 14,000 have closed since 2014, and 37,000 are at risk.<\/p>\n
NoteMachine, the UK\u2019s second largest ATM provider, which organised the letter, also wants the Financial Conduct Authority to futureproof cash.<\/p>\n
The signatories include the Association of Convenience Stores, the Federation of Small Businesses, the Petrol Services Network, and the Petrol Retailers Association.<\/p>\n
Signatories say: \u201cWe must work to preserve access to the payment option most important to the financially vulnerable and digitally excluded \u2014 and to provide businesses with choice over their preferred method.\u201d<\/p>\n
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PM Rishi Sunak has said it is not for the Government to force firms to accept cash.<\/p>\n