If competition was working well, we would expect these costs to be lower,” wrote Cardell.
“These targeted and proportionate actions would give UK businesses and consumers more choice and control over how they interact with Google’s search services — as well as unlocking greater opportunities for innovation across the UK tech sector and broader economy,” Cardell said in a separate statement.
The CMA is currently collecting opinions on this designation and the proposed measures from industry stakeholders and will make a decision on the designation by October 13.
Google did not immediately return a request for comment.
