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RBA's Lowe on payments system reforms

In a speech given on 15 May Philip Lowe of the RBA said the changes that we have seen in the payments system to date are in the direction we expected.

"However, like other economic reforms that involve the unwinding of subsidies, not everybody is happy with the changes. Also, while the movement to less distorted price signals creates benefits for the community at large, these benefits tend to be less obvious than the higher prices paid by those previously receiving the subsidy."

"In the payments

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