Danny O’Brien – Letter to The Editor
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Home owners across Victoria are in for a rude shock when rates notices arrive in the mailbox.
The reality of the Allan Labor Government’s brazen emergency services tax will hit home – and your budget.
From July 1 every home owner will pay double what they paid under the former fire services property levy.
Local councils in all corners of the state have been up in arms about having to collect this insidious tax increase – and now the City of Yarra, on the fringe of the Melbourne CBD, has joined the chorus of anger.
Quite simply, the government wants councils to do its dirty work, collecting additional tax revenue because Labor can’t manage money.
Don’t blame your local council, blame the gutless government.
This tax effects all Victorians. Whether you’re a farmer, business owner, home owner or renter – you will be forced to pay.
The Nationals will scrap the tax and consign it to history.