Australians spend an extra one billion dollars a year just for using debit cards: explainer Oct 17

Happy man paying the bill in a café with a credit card.

Man paying the bill with his credit card to the waitress in a café. Credit: skynesher/Getty Images

The Australian government is planning to ban surcharges for debit card transactions. It's estimated the ban will help Australians save up to $500 million a year, but there have been mixed reactions from businesses. Listen to SBS Sinhala explainer for more information.


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ගෙවාගත ගත නොහැකි credit card ණය හේතුවෙන් සෑම ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානුවන් 6 දෙනෙකුගෙන් එක් අයෙක් අපහසුතාවයට

SBS Sinhala

06/07/201804:08

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