Leeds Co-operative Society has joined the row over cash machine charges and has accused high street banks of profiteering. Chief executive Alan Gill said ATMs should not be a means for making a profit but a service for customers. "Many banks have closed hundreds of branches and encouraged us to use cash machines to reduce their costs. Now they want to charge us extra for access to our own money," he said. The multiples highlighted the issue two weeks ago when Sainsbury and Tesco slammed Barclays which said it intended to charge non customers £1 should the new charge be voted in by Link this month. {{NEWS }}

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