Feds Still Plan to Act on Credit Card Fees as Merchants Worry Over Pandemic Delays

The Liberals promised in the spring budget to run a consultation on a proposal to lower the fees merchants pay every time a shopper pays with a credit card. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—The Finance Department said the federal government hasn’t abandoned a Liberal pledge to lower the fees merchants pay every time a shopper pays with a credit card.

The Liberals promised in the spring budget to run a consultation on the proposed changes, which it did over the summer.