The Federal Reserve ruled in June this year to limit the fees merchants pay when a consumer uses a debit card to 24 cents per transaction, and the banks that issue debit cards hope to recover some of the lost revenue by increasing fees on smaller transactions.

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The announcement comes as a special sting to investors who held some hope Friday their investment, which has lost 77.2% of its value over the past year, would see some measure of return from an entity like KDB.

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Ministers hope the change in the law will help reunite owners with lost or stolen pets and relieve some of the burden on animal charities and local authorities.

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