ATO Credit Card Ban Delayed
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- Nick NewlingSydney Morning Herald
- Holly TregenzaABC News (AU)
- Clare ArmstrongABC News (AU)
- Tess IkonomouThe Guardian
- Peter van OnselenDaily Mail
- Caitlin PowellDaily Mail
- Jacob ShteymanDaily Mail
- The Herald's ViewSydney Morning Herald
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ATO Credit Card Ban Delayed. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/67273
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“ATO Credit Card Ban Delayed.” The Aporia, October 13, 2026. https://the-aporia.com/event/67273.
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Chalmers is to allocate additional funds to the ATO after the ban – set to come into effect on November 30 – came under heavy criticism from the business community, opposition parties and some Labor backbenchers.
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The Australian Taxation Office will delay the implementation of its controversial credit card ban for up to a year.
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- 9 Oct
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced more funding for the ATO to push back the ban on using a credit card to pay tax bills for up to 12 months.
Coverage 7 articles
9 Oct Chalmers’ credit card back-down unedifying and concerning
Sydney Morning Herald9 Oct ATO to delay credit card payment ban
Sydney Morning Herald
9 Oct Treasurer Jim Chalmers backflips on ATO credit card payment ban after small business outcry
Daily Mail
9 Oct Albo celebrating getting rid of card surcharges with a cutesy video. Now the law of unintended consequences (and pure incompetence) has bitten him and Jim Chalmers on the bum: PETER VAN ONSELEN
Daily Mail
9 Oct Jim Chalmers delays ATO’s controversial ban on credit card payments following business outcry
The Guardian9 Oct Breaking: ATO credit card ban delayed as government backs down after business backlash
ABC News (AU)9 Oct Chalmers steps in: ATO credit card ban delayed a year after business uproar
Sydney Morning Herald
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