Liberal/National Coalition
Party policy · Cost of living
Scrap the emergency services tax; no new taxes
Sourced, pending editorial review. Policies are summarised from each party's official material and independent sources captured on 10 November 2026. Summaries were compiled by automated research and have not yet been checked by a human editor — open the cited source to confirm.
What is being promised
Replace the new emergency services tax with the previous Fire Services Property Levy and commit to no new taxes or charges.
How it is intended to work
Changes to how emergency services are funded through property levies.
Who may be affected
- Property owners
- Farmers
- Businesses
- Announced cost
- Not stated on the source page
- Funding mechanism
- Not stated on the source page
- Proposed timeline
- Not stated on the source page
- The Nationals say they will scrap the emergency services tax and return to the Fire Services Property Levy.
- The Nationals say they have committed to no new taxes or charges.
- The PBO tracker also lists a Liberals–Nationals commitment to a $50 per week toll cap.
Important uncertainties
- Detail sourced from the Nationals' site; Liberal Party policy pages were unavailable (HTTP 503) when retrieved.
- No published Parliamentary Budget Office costing was found as at 10 Nov 2026.
Positions on key approaches
Government should directly cap or cut everyday transport costs (tolls or fares).
Supports. The PBO tracker lists a $50 per week toll cap.
Government should run its own supermarkets to lower grocery prices.
No documented position. No position found in captured sources.
Government should rule out new taxes or charges.
Supports. Committed to no new taxes or charges.