Have you ever noticed a ESL charge on your family bill? ESL is a tax on EmergencyServices Levy, or emergency services. So do you know how to calculate the collected ESL and where it is used?
ESL is levied on the basis of the value of the property, similar to the proportion of municipal fees.
Last year, for example, a house worth A $ four hundred and forty two thousand nine hundred and ninety nine paid a $260 ESL bill. The levied ESL is used to pay for front-line services, including firefighters` equipment.
It doesn`t matter if you haven`t noticed it, because you can`t see it on your bill this year.
Last month, South Australia`s government was talking about ESL, and Treasury Secretary Rob Lucas promised in the state election to cut ESL fees, and now he has.
Australia`s households are expected to save an average of A $144.85 this year. This is no doubt good news!
Four years ago, in 2014, after the state elections, ESL costs surged, and the then finance director, TomKoutsantonis, said it was to fill the hole in government`s cuts in health and education spending.
So, this year`s ESL won`t have to be handed in, but where are the firefighters` equipment coming from? We don`t want firefighters to risk wearing unprofessional clothes!
Don`t worry, the new state government has restored its previous system of deducting A $90 million from ordinary tax revenues for ESL expenses.
Treasury Secretary RobLucas said the move would save all Australian households A $360 million over the next four years.
"it`s a relief for South Australians struggling under Labour`s high-tax administration, and in fact it`s a stimulus to the South Australian economy."
How much white silver does it take out every year for all kinds of bills?
Now suddenly said do not have to pay, feel and earn the same!
