Credit Card Bonus with Council Rates

It’s coming up to council rates time.

Is there a credit card that I could apply for that has a great bonus with about a $3000 spend that offers a bonus that accepts rates payments?

I have checked all the churn and burn posts and seen similar questions but no answers.

Comments

  • +1

    Most don’t let you earn points on Gov spend, but the only way to be sure is to do your own research.

    It will take a while to search all the T&Cs, but you’ll find them on their respective websites. Use Ctrl + F to search the PDFs for terms such as ‘bonus’, ‘government’, etc.

    • Thanks mate. I’ll try that. Maybe someone has had success and can share their story.

  • +3

    Often paying rates with Credit Card incurs an additional merchant fee. If you earn points you are paying with the fees. Not the way to earn points imo.

    • Not sure you understood the question. Bonus points are usually between 7 to 25% of a spend amount.

      Eg Paypal was spend $3000 and get $275 statement credit. No fees. (One of the lowest deals)

      If you could pay your rates with that you can’t complain.

  • +1

    Any credit card via sniip bpay @1.5% fee.

  • +2

    I just use beem-it for any bpay providers which accept credit card ($2000 limit per transaction), and zippay for any large BPAY bills who don't except bpay ($2.50 fee per $2000). I have paid ASIC, ATO, rates, etc and earnt points / qualified towards minimum spend on the transactions.

    • Thank you

    • zippay sounds like a decent option for some bills.

    • Isn't the zippay limit $1000?

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