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Cash-acceptance rules could increase prices at the pump, Australian gas stations warn

By James Panichi ( March 25, 2025, 06:54 GMT | Insight) -- Gasoline retailers in Australia say they may have to increase their prices if the government pushes ahead with a plan to mandate the acceptance of cash payments, unless the distribution of money is supported by the state. In a submission to a discussion paper, the Australian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association said that while cash should remain an option for people filling up their cars, it would be unfair to place the burden of cash distribution on gas-station owners. The debate is panning out against a backdrop of concern over the operations of Australia’s cash-in-transit monopoly.Australian gasoline retailers say they may have to increase their prices if the government pushes ahead with a plan to mandate the acceptance of cash payments, unless the distribution of money is supported by the state....

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