Farmers welcome freeze on emergency services levy but warn 'damage is done'

Farmers welcome freeze on emergency services levy but warn 'damage is done'

The government has announced it will freeze the much-criticised emergency services volunteer levy for the next two years.

Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund farm freeze extended

Increases to the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) levy for farmland and investment properties will be delayed, the state... Let's Stay Connected There’s no better way to stay connected with your local community than with a digital subscription to the Gippsland Times. Please subscribe or login to access all content.

Levy reprieve for farmers, volunteers and landlords

VICTORIAN farmers and landlords have scored a temporary reprieve from one of the state’s most controversial taxes. Primary producers have escaped the state’s increased Emergency Services Volunteer Levy for an extra two years while investment property owners have been let off the hook for another 12 months. Treasurer Jaclyn Symes said another 12 months at […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content.