PM faces pressure over ATO's credit card payment ban

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 22:55 · Archive

Anthony Albanese is under pressure to reverse the Australian Taxation Office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills from December 1.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under pressure to reverse the Australian Taxation Office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills from December 1. Liberal senator and opposition communications spokeswoman Sarah Henderson has called on him to intervene immediately, warning the move threatens small business cash flow.

Henderson said small businesses relied heavily on the 55 days of credit available through credit cards to manage their finances and operations. She told News24 on Friday: 'The Prime Minister needs to say this is not happening.' She described the potential damage to small businesses and said the ATO had 'obviously got no idea how small businesses work'.

The pressure comes ahead of parliament resuming on Monday. Henderson called on Albanese to 'fix this, and fix it immediately', saying there was 'an uproar across this country' over the decision.

How it is being reported

• ‘Damage’: Demand on Albo amid surcharge scandalThe Prime Minister is facing mounting pressure to reverse a decision that could strip small businesses of 55 days of critical credit before December 1.Perth Now · 8 Oct, 22:41
• ‘Damage’: Demand on Albo amid surcharge scandalThe Prime Minister is facing mounting pressure to reverse a decision that could strip small businesses of 55 days of critical credit before December 1.The West Australian · 8 Oct, 22:41

In this story: Anthony Albanese · Sarah Henderson · Australian Taxation Office · Australia

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