Australia is by far and away the most heavily taxed country in the world when it comes to insurance. For example, residents in California, which has the highest incidence of fire in the world pay 2.4% tax. In Rural Victoria it is over 97.3%. for business. That is 40.5 TIMES MORE!

It is a completely inappropriate and unjust method of taxation to fund the fire and civil defence authorities. The entire community benefits and so it is only reasonable that we all pay equitably.

Please take a few minutes to navigate around the site, go to the chart page and see just how much you are paying in your state and the tax on tax effect of insurance. Go to the  Fact or Furphy section and learn the truths and myths that surround this topic.

We encourage you to register your support for the "No tax on insurance" initiative by listing your name on our electronic petition. Thank you for your support.


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How the Fire Service Taxes on insurance keep increasing 12/06/2009
In 1974 when the Tariff ceased to exist, the fire service component of insurance premiums was 3%. In Rural Victoria it has now reached 68% which of course causes more people to under insure or not insure and so to cover the increasing cost of the fire...
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