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Alex Mitchell

Cafes, hotels take swipe at $1.6b consumer card fee win

The Reserve Banks is banning surcharge fees on card payments, despite objections from businesses. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Customers will no longer be hit with sneaky fees when they pay with debit and credit cards - but how much they ultimately save is out of their hands.

The Reserve Bank will ban surcharge fees for EFTPOS, Mastercard and Visa transactions because they don't help consumers make more efficient payment choices and cost them about $1.6 billion a year.

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