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ATO tip of iceberg as card fee hikes hit mainstream businesses

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20 Oct, 2026
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Warwick Ponder
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20 Oct, 2026
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The RBA knew by March that Visa and Mastercard could raise credit card fees for mainstream businesses and government. Yet debate over the ATO surcharge decision leaves their pricing decisions and issuing banks’ windfall unchallenged and unexplained.
ATO tip of iceberg as card fee hikes hit mainstream businesses
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and ATO Commissioner Rob Heferen. Background generated by AI.

The RBA knew by March that Visa and Mastercard could raise credit card fees for mainstream businesses and government. Yet debate over the ATO surcharge decision leaves their pricing decisions and issuing banks’ windfall unchallenged and unexplained.

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