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RBA wants to scrap surcharge fees, says consumers would save $1.2 billion
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The Reserve Bank of Australia wants to end surcharging on Eftpos, Mastercard and Visa cards. The fees were first introduced in 2003 to discourage people from using credit cards, but now they cost Australians more than $1 billion dollars a year.
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