A Guangzhou restaurant charged 24 yuan instead of the correct 23.80 yuan for a curry dish after applying an 85% discount. After customer complaint, staff refunded only 0.20 yuan. Authorities launched an investigation.

Social Context

Price rounding violates China’s Price Law Article 14 and State Administration for Market Regulation’s 2022 anti-‘reverse rounding’ directive. Guangzhou’s 2023 enforcement campaign fined 142 establishments for similar practices—emphasizing mandatory digital receipts showing exact calculations.

Safety Tip

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