Debit and credit card surcharges to be removed in Australia by October
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says changes will help with cost of living and ‘Australians hate paying’ the surchargesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDebit and credit card surcharges will be gone by October under Reserve...
<p>Treasurer Jim Chalmers says changes will help with cost of living and ‘Australians hate paying’ the surcharges</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/31/australian-politics-live-social-media-ban-cost-of-living-fuel-crisis-excise-inflation-anthony-albanese-jim-chalmers-budget-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Debit and credit card surcharges will be gone by October under Reserve Bank reforms, with big banks likely to foot the bill for the cost-of-living measures.</p><p>The new rules, announced on Tuesday, will enable businesses to remove added fees on Mastercard, visa and eftpos card payments.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/31/debit-credit-card-surcharges-ban-australia">Continue reading...</a>
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