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“In short: NSW small businesses are looking at how to cover the cost of merchant fees after the ban on card payment surcharges took effect on October 1.”

“Small business owners across Sydney are reintroducing minimum amounts for card payments and putting up signs urging customers to pay cash as they face losing thousands of dollars each year due to the ban on card surcharges.”

“Businesses are using the recent ban on credit card surcharges as “cover” to pass along much larger price increases to customers, experts say, as cafes and restaurants struggle to cope with climbing costs and rising interest rates.”

“…uesday night, the prime minister appeared to take all the credit for pushing the Australian Tax Office to delay its ban on credit card payments, even though the treasurer had indicated he was already moving to address that issue when it blew up late last…”

“…et speculation about tensions at the heart of the government on Tuesday when he suggested at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s annual dinner that he had personally intervened to reverse an Australian Taxation Office ban on credit card…”

“…when this government is smashing small business with credit card surcharge bans, banning the payment of tax debts to the ATO, hitting them with so many other taxes and regulations, including right now before the parliament, tax changes to trusts, which will…”

“Three days after Treasurer Jim Chalmers stepped in to delay the Tax Office’s ban on credit card payments, the blowback from the Reserve Bank’s decision to end credit card surcharges continued to dominate parliament.”

“Mr Wilson said the government "hit rock bottom" last week when it was forced to delay a ban on using credit cards to pay tax bills amid backlash from small businesses.”

“Faced with the consequence of an earlier announcement by the Reserve Bank – banning credit card surcharges – the government listened to concerns and fixed the problem.”