Government doubles real cost of an ID card

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Citizens will have to pay retailers to collect their biometrics as well as buying an identity card

ID card holders will also have to pay companies to record biometrics The government has doubled the anticipated cost to individuals of obtaining an ID card by adding a charge for collecting biome...

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