Retailers urged to stop ‘harmful’ surcharges

By James Harkness · 25 May 2016 · Featured

Retailers urged to stop ‘harmful’ surcharges

Retailers warned: ditch the hidden fees

A national movement is calling on businesses to end payment surcharges, but will it be enough to change the way we shop? Find out what's behind the push to make shopping more transparent.

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Summary

A collective of retailers, business associations and advocates this week launched Surcharge Free – a national movement urging businesses to end the practice of payment surcharges. This follows the commencement, earlier this year, of the Federal Government’s Competition and Consumer Amendment (Payment Surcharges) Act 2016, which bans excessive credit surcharging. Surcharge Free is spearheaded by […]