okwithmydecay@leminal.space to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 months agoWhen will ban take effect? What to know about Australia's card surcharge changeswww.sbs.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkWhen will ban take effect? What to know about Australia's card surcharge changeswww.sbs.com.auokwithmydecay@leminal.space to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareFreedomAdvocatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoThis is good on paper, but all it means is retailers will add the fee on to the price, increasing prices across the board.
minus-squareosanna@lemmy.vglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agothat’s true. When they pass things like this, the expectation is prices will go down. Prices never go down. it just means the retailers will get more of the profits :/ LINE MUST GO UP!
minus-squareFreedomAdvocatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoAnd the government knows prices will go up, and they’re happy cause they make more money in tax.
minus-squareForgottenUsername@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoYour $5.08 coffee with surcharge will now be $5.20 without
minus-squareFreedomAdvocatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoBingo - and even for people who pay cash who previously wouldn’t have to pay a surcharge.
minus-squarecdzero@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe fee incurred by the merchant will also be reduced by way of the bank’s fee to them being capped.
minus-squareFreedomAdvocatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoSure, but any merchant fee will just be added on to the price of products now, so everything will be priced higher.
minus-squarecdzero@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoLook in all honesty you are probably right.
This is good on paper, but all it means is retailers will add the fee on to the price, increasing prices across the board.
that’s true. When they pass things like this, the expectation is prices will go down. Prices never go down. it just means the retailers will get more of the profits :/
LINE MUST GO UP!
And the government knows prices will go up, and they’re happy cause they make more money in tax.
Your $5.08 coffee with surcharge will now be $5.20 without
Bingo - and even for people who pay cash who previously wouldn’t have to pay a surcharge.
The fee incurred by the merchant will also be reduced by way of the bank’s fee to them being capped.
Sure, but any merchant fee will just be added on to the price of products now, so everything will be priced higher.
Look in all honesty you are probably right.