Tapped out: Albanese social media post celebrating surcharge ban stokes backlash
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took to Facebook to declare the October 1 surcharge ban a win for consumers. Not everyone agrees.
The card payment surchage ban has stoked scepticism online, with a Facebook post from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declaring the measure a win for consumers sparking fierce backlash.
From October 1, merchants will no longer be allowed to pass the costs of accepting a card payment onto consumers in the form of a surcharge.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says shoppers pay $1.6
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