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Australian businesses accused of using card surcharge ban as cover…
Experts say round-up pricing on items like coffee is pushing increases past the typical one point five percent card fee; cafes cite rising costs, and the receipt is rounding.
On air: Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on BBN OvernightPublished
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- First reported by The Guardian: “Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:31 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Australian.
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Australia, experts say businesses are using the new ban on credit card surcharges as cover to raise prices by much more than the fee they lost.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Guardian says the giveaway is round-up pricing on things like coffee, where the increase is bigger than the typical one point five percent surcharge.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCafes and restaurants are also struggling with climbing costs.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRound-up pricing. What does that mean, exactly? Rounding up to the next dollar?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYes. A flat white goes from five dollars and ten cents to six dollars, and the receipt calls it a rounding.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSix. That sounds fair to me. I'd have said seven.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCheaper to pay by card now, in theory. In practice, the coffee has simply grown.
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