Emergency levy hikes hit farmers

By Elizabeth Anderson
Updated September 23 2015 - 5:59pm, first published September 29 2014 - 4:00am
A GROUP of farmers from the Yorke Peninsula met with state treasurer Tom Koutsantonis on Tuesday last week to discuss the 'extreme rise' in Emergency Services Levy bills. South Kilkerran farmer and CFS volunteer Lyall Schulz (pictured, right, with Andrew Cadd, Moonta) said the increase has had an impact on the morale of volunteers.
A GROUP of farmers from the Yorke Peninsula met with state treasurer Tom Koutsantonis on Tuesday last week to discuss the 'extreme rise' in Emergency Services Levy bills. South Kilkerran farmer and CFS volunteer Lyall Schulz (pictured, right, with Andrew Cadd, Moonta) said the increase has had an impact on the morale of volunteers.

A DRAMATIC hike in Emergency Services Levy bills has stunned SA farmers and volunteers with some landholders reporting increases of between 300 per cent and 1200pc.

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