Victorian Treasurer Jaclyn Symes explains amendments to the controversial fire services levy bill. Video via AAP
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00:00A further and separate step to the legislation is in relation to the rates that will be set at the Gazette after the legislation is passed and I have had conversations with the BFF in relation to their concerns about the cost of farmers and as a result of that advocacy we'll be reducing the variable rate for farmers in relation to the capital value of their property which is currently proposed at 83 cents, we'll be reducing that to 71.8 cents.
00:30Which is a reduction of around $3 a week for your average farm.
00:33Now I can guarantee you this, this legislation will get up today but there will be another election not far off and each and every one member of the public should remember this day today they were sold out by the Labor government, by the Greens, by the Canada's party and Animal Justice.