The tampon tax is over
From: January 1
The 10 per cent GST on tampons and other sanitary pads is no more.
Newly GST-free include tampons, disposable and reusable menstrual pads, menstrual cups, panty liners and period or leak-proof underwear.
Credit card lending
From: January 1
Changes are coming to the way some of Australia’s biggest credit card issuers hand out new cards - that includes American Express, CommBank, Westpac, NAB, Citi, ANZ, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, HSBC, Latitude and Macquarie.
These providers have agreed to offer the ability to request a credit limit reduction or card cancellation online and stop providing unsolicited credit limit increase offers.
Read more here.
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