Questions without notice and ministers statements
Danny O’BRIEN (Gippsland South) (14:11): My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services. Given the $2.1 billion additional slug on Victorians under the Labor government’s emergency services tax, will the CFA operational budget increase next financial year, and by how much?
The CFA budget has been cut each year for the past five years according to both the annual reports and PAEC last year. If Victorians are to pay an additional $610 million in tax next year, why isn’t the CFA getting more money?