Lawyers for the Black Saturday inquiry are urging the commissioners to recommend the fire services levy be abolished as a means of funding Victoria's fire services.
At the moment, Victoria's fire services are funded largely through insurers, who pass on the cost to customers, who take out building and contents insurance, through a levy on their premiums.
But counsel assisting the inquiry, Lisa Nichols, says that system is inequitable and lacks transparency.
She is urging the commissioners to recommend the fire services levy be abandoned and replaced with a property-based funding system.
Comment: I have been saying this for years!
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