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RBA sat in on ATO card fee talks as schemes lifted interchange

Senior Business Correspondent
5 Nov, 2026
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Michael Sainsbury
Senior Business Correspondent
5 Nov, 2026
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While the Finance Minister tried to dodge chaos around the credit card surcharge ban, Tax Commissioner Rob Heferen detailed failed talks with the RBA and card companies, as Visa and Mastercard scrapped discounted rates for government and other big merchants.
RBA sat in on ATO card fee talks as schemes lifted interchange
Tax Commissioner Rob Heferen at Senate Estimates.

While the Finance Minister tried to dodge chaos around the credit card surcharge ban, Tax Commissioner Rob Heferen detailed failed talks with the RBA and card companies, as Visa and Mastercard scrapped discounted rates for government and other big merchants.

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