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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucy Bladen

'Thousands' will pay more for GP appointments, doctors say

Doctors have suggested about half of all Canberrans could be forced to pay extra for appointments if general medical practices are forced to pay payroll tax, saying it was "unviable" to increase bulk billing.

The claims have been made amid a heated debate with Chief Minister Andrew Barr who has doubled down on a move to only grant a payroll exemption to practices who bulk bill 65 per cent of all practices.

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