Why is there an annual fee for agricultural bank cards now?

Agricultural Bank Savings Card Since August 20 17, individual customers have only one unique account (excluding credit card and VIP customers) in Agricultural Bank, and the annual fee and small account management fee of this account are voluntarily reduced or exempted. If not, you can apply for a double-free account, and you need to bring your valid personal ID, savings card or current passbook to apply at any branch of the Agricultural Bank of China. If an individual customer has an account and enjoys the policy of free annual fee and small account management fee, and there are also "signed salary account, pension account, minimum living guarantee account, medical insurance account, unemployment insurance account and housing provident fund account", the existing free account and the above six types of accounts enjoy free annual fee and small account management fee.