Ms. Quirk questions the Treasurer about the actual impact of the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) on households, following the finalisation of property valuation data. The Treasurer provides specific figures on the levy's cost and calculation.

AnsweredQoN 8743Legislative Assembly
Asked
26 September 2012
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Treasurer

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I refer to table 8.1 in 2012–13 Budget Paper no. 3, which sets out
Estimated Impact on the Standard ''Representative'' Household
and, in particular, to the note that the actual impact of the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) on household charges is to be confirmed by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority in June 2012, after property valuation data is finalised, and I ask:
(a) has the Treasurer now acquired that data;
(b) if so, what is the actual impact of ESL on a standard representative household;
(c) how is that calculated;
(d) in percentage terms, what is the actual change;
(e) in monetary terms, what is the dollar change; and
(f) in dollars, what is the 2012–2013 dollar level?

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Answered
6 November 2012
Response time
41 days
The
Department of Treasury
advises:
(a) Yes.
(b) $205.
(c) Emergency Service Levy (ESL) charges are determined by the net amount of operating revenue required to be raised by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) to meet its annual operating expenses.
The ESL category rate (determined by the properties location) is applied to a property's annual gross rental value, using 1 July 2012 data from Landgate, to calculate the annual levy charge within a declared minimum and maximum payment.
(d) 4.59%.
(e) $9.
(f) $205.
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