Following the 2009 bushfires the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission recommended that 'the State replace the fire services levy with a property-based levy and introduce concessions for low-income earners' (Recommendation 64).
The Government is committed to implementing the Royal Commission's recommendations, and will introduce a fairer and more equitable new property-based levy to replace the existing fire services levy.
The Government is committed to implementing the Royal Commission's recommendations, and will introduce a fairer and more equitable new property-based levy to replace the existing fire services levy.
The Fire services property levy options paper outlines a range of levy design and implementation issues, including the most appropriate tax base on which to apply the property levy, and how to transition from the insurance-based model to a property-based model.
Make a submission
The Department of Treasury and Finance invites comment on the options for the design of the new property based fire services levy.
Submissions will be considered by the Government in finalising the design and implementation of the new levy and transition process.
Written submissions close on 30 September 2011.
Find out more about the Fire services property levy options paper.
Make a submission
The Department of Treasury and Finance invites comment on the options for the design of the new property based fire services levy.
Submissions will be considered by the Government in finalising the design and implementation of the new levy and transition process.
Written submissions close on 30 September 2011.
Find out more about the Fire services property levy options paper.
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