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The Marshall Government will use general revenue – rather than its emergency services fund – to pay for election commitments to boost funding to the CFS and equip surf lifesaving clubs with drones, in order to meet its pledge to slash average household ESL bills by half.
The total bill for the state’s emergency services is set to rise sharply this year, putting a question mark over the household impact of the Marshall Government’s $90 million Emergency Services Levy remission.
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The average homeowner will save roughly the amount of a small cup of coffee on their next Emergency Services Levy bill – but Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis hasn’t ruled out adding an artificial sweetener.
UPDATED: South Australians will fund another increase in the contentious Emergency Services Levy, with the State Government set to recoup around $4 million more in the 12 months from July.
The Weatherill Government’s refusal to entertain easing ESL pain this week suggests its rationale for increasing the levy was, to use one of the week’s buzz-phrases, “mealy-mouthed”, writes Tom Richardson.
Family First has warned of further rises in Emergency Services Levy bills to cover the cost of last week’s devastating Pinery bushfire.
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