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<p>This is an important issue which the Government has committed to act on shortly.
We will introduce new civil monetary penalties for breaches of consumer law. The Government
will do so through the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill which will be
brought forward in this session of Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>This means that anyone
ripping off consumers with misleading claims, unfair terms and conditions and hard-to-exit
contracts may be penalised up to 10% of annual global turnover, or £300,000, whichever
is higher.</p><p> </p><p>Under these plans, the Competition and Markets Authority
will be given direct fining powers, alongside the civil courts which would be able
to act on application from enforcers like sector regulators and local authority trading
standards departments.</p>
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