Dear Cash Lovers,
KMart, AGL, Telstra, Bunnings, Tyrepower and all big merchants must be captured by Jim Chalmers' cash mandate.
A motion to disallow the cash mandate (because it does not mandate cash) remains stuck in the senate and is now listed for a vote tomorrow (Tuesday 31st March).
The government fears a vote on this motion because it doesn't have enough support for this to pass.
The proposed cash mandate regulations only apply to supermarkets and fuel retailers.
And they have a big exemption for small business (up to $10 million turnover) and a process to apply for an exemption for businesses with a turnover above $10 million per year.
The mandate could easily apply to all large retailers at the very least. Ideally we want all retailers to be accepting cash.
The costs of distributing cash needs to be shared by the big merchants so banks, consumers and small business don't end up paying all the costs.
The best thing that can happen for small businesses who want to accept cash is that local big businesses also support cash.
Get in touch - by phone or email NOW to tell your senator to vote to disallow these cash mandate regulations.
Look up senators in your state here.
Senator Malcolm Roberts is moving the motion of disallowance: senator.roberts@aph.gov.au
The cash mandate could be easily amended to include all large retailers like KMart, Bunnings, KFC, McDonalds, utilities like phone and power companies, as well as pharmacies and medicines.
READ MORE: https://mailchi.mp/cashwelcome/big-retail-must-accept-cash
Enough is enough.
Please share our petition with your friends and social networks.
https://www.change.org/SayNOtoCashlessAustralia
Please make an affordable gofundme donation to help keep this campaign going or make a deposit to our Commonwealth Bank account:
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This campaign is just me and the bills are really high. I want to keep talking to radio and TV and getting the message out about our right to choose cash - our legal tender.
Thanks and yours truly,
Jason Bryce
jason@cashwelcome.org