"According to the VFF, farmers will pay a fixed charge of $200 plus an FSPL of 52c on every $1000 of their properties' CIV, while residential ratepayers will pay a fixed charge of $100 plus an FSPL of just 12c per $1000 of CIV.
The VFF says this means someone living on a $1.5 million farm could pay $980, while someone living in a country town with a $1.5 million house could pay $275, or $214 in a metropolitan area.
Mr Tuohey called on the Government to ensure farm households paid the same as residential ratepayers."
The Weekly Times understands the reasoning behind the higher levy for farms was because a farm provides an income but houses do not.
A spokeswoman for Treasurer Kim Wells said the Government had responded to farmers, who were unfairly slugged by the insurance-based levy.
"Insurance companies impose the same fire services levy rate on farm property as commercial and industrial properties (but) the new FSPL rate for farms will be significantly lower," she said.
Comment: Do people who rum a business from home pay the 52c?
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