Decision to charge fee a local decision

As of Jan. 27, 2013 business owners are now allowed to charge customers with a surcharge fee of up to 4 percent extra when customers use a credit card to pay for their products.

Whether or not to charge the extra fee is up to each individual business retailer and although using a credit card may result in the surcharge, debit cards will remain untouched.

According to a Reuters article by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, this surcharge can apply in 40 U.S. states – California, New York and Texas are among those outlawing the charge. The state of Nebraska is allowing the new fee for now.

Retailers are...