Some consumers have to pay $90 or more to get a medical report that is usually required by another party, e.g. the insurance company, employer or for National Service deferment.
I suggest that the government should make it clear that the cost of these requirements should be borne by the party that needs the report, and not the consumer.
These big organisations that ask for the medical report are in a better position to negotiate down the fee for the medical report, or to change their requirements to reduce the cost of the report. They should not impose expensive requirements to be borne by the hapless consumers.
Tan Kin Lian
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Recently my bankers requested that my company update our profile by submitting a Company Search Extract from ACRA which I believe cost just a few bucks. Since the bank imposes a service charge of $35 pm, they should do their own search and pick up the tab. Could an unseen hand be at work to drum up extra business for ACRA by asking banks to have this sheet on file?
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