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Convenience fee removed from card payments
Media statement
For immediate release
Monday, 30
June 2008
Convenience fee removed from debit and
credit card payments
From tomorrow people who make
online student loan or child support payments to Inland
Revenue won't have to pay an extra 2.49% bank fee, Minister
of Revenue Hon Peter Dunne said today.
"This change reflects the Government's decision to make it easier and cheaper for primarily overseas-based student loan borrowers and child support paying parents to make online payments using debit or credit cards," Mr Dunne said.
"Until now, the convenience fee of 2.49% per transaction amount has been passed on to customers as a charge by their credit card issuer. It appeared as a separate transaction on their card statements.
"Inland Revenue will now pay this fee on their behalf."
Debit and credit card payments can only be made using MasterCard or Visa, through Inland Revenue's online payment facility. Customers have been able to make online credit card payments for several years and the debit card option was added in April 2008.
"These changes are part of a strategy towards assisting people to make payments on time, and to reduce student loan debt and make child support payments," Mr Dunne said.
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