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The government sets out proposals as data finds vet prices rose at nearly twice the inflation rate.
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It looks like the Competition and Markets Authority is 'getting its teeth' into the veterinary sector, by recommending a number of changes to current practice.
In the first instance, they are going to ensure that vets publish prices of common treatments such as vaccinations, to stop the possibility of of first- or third-degree price discrimination, as well as getting practices to disclose who owns them. 60% of practices aren't owned by vets, but many are owned by private equity groups, which on its own suggests that there's money to be made in the sector.
As if always the case, the vets themselves don't think these changes will have much of an impact on the price of treatment.