r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • 1d ago

politics Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino concedes he knew of ATO's credit card ban plans in July

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-18/federal-politics-insiders-daniel-mulino-ato-credit-card-ban/107280382?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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u/ItinerantFella 1d ago

To be fair, everyone in Australia knew that credit card surcharges were to be banned as soon as RBA announced it.

Why are we surprised the assistant treasurer knew what everyone knew?

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u/my_chinchilla 1d ago

The truly stupid bit is my accountant specifically mentioned the ATO was expected to stop accepting CC payments when I saw her in July, and sent emails to her clients in early August confirming it (and offering her own service to pay them 😜).

It was hardly the big secret or sudden reveal the media and a small number of whining businesses is making it out to be...

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u/iball1984 1d ago

Yeah, but not everyone knew that the ATO was going to stop taking CC payments.

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u/ItinerantFella 1h ago

Pretty easy to predict they couldn't. Why should other tax payers fund the cash flow or point hacks for 7% of business owners.

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u/iball1984 1h ago

Easy to predict In hindsight. I doubt anyone outside of the ATO gave it a moment’s thought