Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Charity Donations on Plastic Hit Record: "Charity Donations on Plastic Hit Record
By Nicky Burridge, PA Personal Finance Correspondent
Britons donated a record �374 million to charity using their debit and credit cards during the first four months of the year, figures showed today.
The sum was more than double the �173.3 million people gave to charity during the same period of 2004, according to banking industry body APACS.
The group said the jump was largely due to the huge sums raised by the Disaster Emergency Committee to help people caught up in the Asian tsunami, as well as donations to Comic Relief�s Red Nose Day.
It added that an industry agreement meant all donations made to both appeals using cards were free of the usual charges levied on card payments."
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