The obligation of Pos and penalties for merchants, artisans and professionals who will not allow customers to pay with cards and ATMs. The novelty finds the applause of consumers, while the concerns of industry associations and in particular i tobacconists they ask for an exemption. “The fight against tax evasion, through the obligation to accept payments by card and ATM, is a contradiction in the case of tobacconists which are, in fact, concessionaires of the State”, Assotabaccai affirms.
An issue that seems to make a dent in the government, so much so that an agenda has been accepted in parliament in which it is committed to providing for a 100% tax credit on higher costs, against the use of the card for purchases of a few cents. The obligation is accompanied by a fine of 30 eurosto which is added a 4% of the amount of the rejected transaction value. In case of refusal of a payment of 100 euros through the Pos, the merchant would face a penalty of 34 euros (30 euros for a fixed fine and 4 euros for the variable one).
Pos obligation: what happens if there is a refusal