Emergency Services ‘tax’ slammed

TO fund resources for emergency services, Victorian households will be hit with a rise in the former Fire Services Protection Levy (to be replaced by the Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund) from July 1, 2025. Photo: LARA FITZPATRICK.

By Lizzie Hallam

December 17, 2024 | 4:00 PM

REGIONAL households will be hit up for an extra $60 a year on average, to help fund emergency services as part of a series of tax hikes being introduced by the Victorian Government.

The Fire Services Protection Levy (FSPL), currently paid by council ratepayers, will be replaced from July 1 next year with a new Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF).