Victorian farmers spared emergency services levy hike
Victorian Labor has promised to permanently freeze the emergency services tax rate for farmers, while the Coalition and One Nation have committed to scrapping it altogether.
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Victorian Labor has promised to permanently freeze the emergency services tax rate for farmers, while the Coalition and One Nation have committed to scrapping it altogether.
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