Emergency Levy Reform Heads to Inquiry

Calls for state to collect emergency services levy

Image: mojo_cp/stock.adobe.comLocal Government NSW (LGNSW) has called on the NSW Government to ensure any reformed Emergency Services Levy (ESL) is collected by Revenue NSW, rather than by individual councils. The call followed the State Government’s recent announcement that proposed reforms to the ESL would be referred for inquiry. Councils are currently required to remit the levy, despite it being a state charge, placing additional administrat…

Emergency levy reform heads to inquiry

Proposals to reform the NSW emergency services levy are being referred to a parliamentary inquiry, the government has announced.