16 units were punished by the central bank for refusing to accept cash. What laws were violated by refusing to accept cash?

With the continuous development of the times, the Internet is becoming more and more developed, the digital economy is also developing very rapidly, and it is very popular in our lives. Many people will use it when going out because of convenience. Choose to pay by mobile phone. Paying by mobile phone reduces the pressure of carrying cash and is not easy to lose. It is convenient and fast, so under such circumstances, most people will basically choose to pay with their mobile phones. For their own convenience, some units began to refuse to accept RMB or cash. Our country actually has laws that make it illegal to refuse to accept cash.

Rejecting cash is a violation of Article 3 of our country’s regulations on RMB management. Article 3 of RMB Management stipulates that RMB should be used to pay all public or private things in our country. No unit or citizen can refuse to accept cash. This time, the central bank also investigated and punished this behavior, and finally found that 16 units had refused to accept RMB. Moreover, these units include public scenic spots, some parking lot public service agencies and some insurance companies. It can be said that many aspects are involved.

These units have directly stated that they do not accept cash, and there are even signs stating that they refuse to accept cash. In fact, there is discrimination and rejection of RMB. Therefore, the central bank has also imposed some penalties on these units. At the same time, in life, if consumers find someone in such a situation or an unit rejects cash, then you can protect your rights and interests through some legal channels. First of all, you can report it through the protection of consumer rights. Secondly, you can find a special hotline to complain and criticize this behavior.

Everyone knows that it is very convenient to pay directly using mobile phones, and the security is also very high, because it directly avoids the occurrence of counterfeit currency. But everyone may have some unexpected situations happen. Some people may use cash for transactions when it is inconvenient to use their mobile phones and have cash with them. This is also the consumer's personal freedom. Moreover, there are some elderly people and some groups who are not very good at using smart phones. They do not understand online payment at all. The refusal to accept cash is very disadvantageous for them, especially for public companies. *** Scenic spots, there may be many elderly people here, and they will choose to use cash to complete transactions when they go out to play. Refusing cash is illegal and inhumane. Behind the refusal to accept cash may be the result of inconvenience to some elderly groups.