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Calls to scrap NSW emergency services levy as insurance costs rise

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Home owners and industry stakeholders in New South Wales are calling to scrap the state's emergency services levy as insurance costs rise, according to ABC News. NSW is the only Australian jurisdiction that funds emergency services through a tax on insurance premiums, and there's growing pressure to abandon that funding model.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/calls-to-scrap-esl...

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