It’s been a good week for commonsense government approaches to tackling the cost of living crisis.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced their plan to ban surcharges on debit cards, and just one day later, they added a bonus announcement, promising to crack down on dodgy pricing practices.
As someone who loves a two-for-one deal, this speaks joy for my no-nonsense financial sensibilities.
Grouped within the catch-all term of “dodgy pricing” are practices........