Retailers criticised over top-up charge

The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (Mabs) has claimed seven out of nine retailers surveyed in one Dublin suburb alone were making customers pay surcharges ranging from 20c to 50c.
Michael Culloty of Mabs said it had been asked to advocate for the top-up service because it was a means of ensuring people were not cut off if they fell into arrears on their bills.