The surcharge backlash was foreseeable. Independent Payments Forum and PayDay News warned of merchant anger, financial pain and inflation risks, as well as the ATO’s retreat which has exposed the costs behind the “ban”.
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The surcharge backlash was foreseeable. Independent Payments Forum and PayDay News warned of merchant anger, financial pain and inflation risks, as well as the ATO’s retreat which has exposed the costs behind the “ban”.
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The surcharge backlash was foreseeable. Independent Payments Forum and PayDay News warned of merchant anger, financial pain and inflation risks, as well as the ATO’s retreat which has exposed the costs behind the “ban”.
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