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After Burnham’s ‘rip-offs’ crackdown, what more could PM do to help us save money?
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After Burnham’s ‘rip-offs’ crackdown, what more could PM do to help us save money?

From ticket booking fees to parking, here are six other things he could fix Andy Burnham has announced a ban on fake discounts and made it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions in an effort to improve life for UK consumers. In the long run, these changes may not make as much difference to your wealth as increasing mandatory contributions on pensions or capping rents, but they will get rid of some day-to-day frustrations. Here are six other things he could fix while he is in the mood:..

By AtlasHour DeskPublished 10 Aug, 07:45 pm1 min read
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From ticket booking fees to parking, here are six other things he could fix Andy Burnham has announced a ban on fake discounts and made it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions in an effort to improve life for UK consumers.

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