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White House, states tackle 'junk fees' that cost consumers
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FILE - President Joe Biden announces his administration's plans to eliminate junk fees for consumers, Oct. 26, 2022, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington. The White House brought together state legislators, federal officials and others to trade ideas Wednesday, March 8, 2023, about how to fight so-called “junk fees” that inflate the costs to consumers of everything from hospital visits and airline tickets to student loans and concert seats. - photo by AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House brought together state lawmakers, federal officials and others Wednesday to trade ideas about how to fight “junk fees” that inflate the cost to consumers of everything from hospital visits and airline tickets to student loans and concert seats. The virtual meeting comes after President Joe Biden said in February that his administration would work with state and local officials to identify ways to crack down on such fees. A Government Accountability Office report from 2018 on event ticket sales found that primary ticket providers charged fees averaging 27% of a ticket’s price.