Restaurants and shops will be urged to round up customers' bills to the nearest pound and give the increases to charity under new plans to bolster David Cameron's Big Society.
A White Paper on Monday will set out plans for charitable donations and volunteering to become a "social norm". Ministers will announce a "Round Pound" initiative aimed at encouraging people to make donations using the payment cards that are rapidly replacing cash for many purchases.
A working party of major retailers, banks and charities will be set up to explore ways of making "micro-donation" a part of everyday life.
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Who's fooling whom here? We should all know that after a time, 'Round Pound' will become compulsory. Coming to a Country near you!
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