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6 October 2025
Unfair tax seeks to fuel discontent

Ratepayers in the Rural City of Wangaratta have already started to pay for the Victorian government’s recently introduced Emergency Services Volunteers Fund levy.

It replaced the Fire Services Property Levy (FSPL) on July 1, and will see rural city ratepayers collectively fork out another $3 million this financial year, as part of an additional $610m the FSPL will raise across the state for the ...

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