Is there fire behind the smoke?
by Rayna Fahey | May 22, 2025, Prosper Australia
From July 2025, Victoria’s long-standing Fire Services Property Levy (FSPL) will become the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF). This higher property tax will fund an expanded range of emergency services, including CFA and FRV, the State Emergency Service, Triple Zero Victoria, Forest Fire Management, and recovery services.
While the levy has increased to reflect the broader range of services it now funds, the method of raising this revenue remains largely unchanged. Yet, people are stirred up about a big new tax. Which got us asking: Is the noise proportionate to the facts?
https://www.prosper.org.au/2025/05/the-esvf-is-there-fire-behind-the-smoke/