The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has slammed Premier Jacinta Allan for refusing to justify why farmers are being charged up to four times more than other landholders under Labor’s new emergency services tax. During the Parliamentary Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) Inquiry into the 2025 26 Budget Estimates, Ms Benham repeatedly asked the…
Benham grills Treasurer on emergency services tax The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has grilled the Treasurer during the Parliamentary Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) Inquiry into the 2025 26 Budget Estimates, demanding answers over the 150 percent tax hike on farmers under Labor’s new Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund. Ms Benham, a PAEC…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has launched a scathing attack on the Allan Labor Government for pushing through what she describes as a “sneaky, insidious cash grab,” condemning the new emergency services levy as a betrayal of Victoria’s rural communities. Despite fierce opposition from the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF), the Country Fire Authority…
Benham backs “Scrap The Tax” campaign as Labor’s latest levy targets regional Victoria The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham is urging residents within the Mildura electorate to send a message to the Allan Labor Government to dump the controversial new emergency services tax. The Nationals have launched the “Scrap The Tax” campaign aimed at…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has condemned the Allan Labor Government’s decision to increase the Fire Services Levy with its re-branded Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund, as it delivers yet another blow to Victoria’s ratepayers. Premier Allan today announced that Victorian property owners will be hit with a doubling of the Fire Services…
Monday, 16 December 2024 The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has condemned the Allan Labor Government’s decision to increase the Fire Services Levy with its re-branded Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund, as it delivers yet another blow to Victoria’s ratepayers. The Labor Government announced that Victorian property owners will be hit with a…