There are no plans to refund people who were charged the small merchant fee, 9News understands.
The federal government is moving to put a stop to illegal merchant fees after revelations Australians have been charged billions of dollars in surcharges for government transactions.
Customers have paid the fees since the John Howard government era, 2GB Drive radio host Chris O'Keefe first reported today.Transactions for government services made with debit cards attracted the charge. A multi-agency taskforce was set up to examine the issue at a federal level. A joint statement released by Gallagher, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and MP Andrew Leigh said the new legislation would provide the finance minister with the power to "quickly and efficiently amend Commonwealth surcharging policies".
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