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The Australian Bankers’ Association submission on the GST treatment of digital currency

6 June 2016

The ABA lodged a submission with Treasury on the GST treatment of digital currency.
The submission addresses three key aspects of the discussion paper: 1) The desired policy outcome, 2) Identifying and characterising digital currencies, and 3) The alternative approaches to the GST treatment of digital currencies.

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