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Treasurer Rob Lucas says the State Government considered removing a $90 million remission on emergency services levy bills to offset a budget deficit expected to exceed a billion dollars.
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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.
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If ever there was a potent sign of Labor’s creeping desperation, it came this week, and delivered by someone who has until now maintained a credible claim to be the party’s next leader-in-waiting.
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.
