Businesses will have to accept cash for essentials under government plan
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Albanese government, anxious to prevent a dash from cash by businesses, says it will mandate that they must accept it for essential items.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones outlined the move in a statement, and are also releasing a plan to make the phasing out of cheques as orderly as possible.
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