NSW homeowners stand to have hundreds of dollars slashed from their insurance bills under a state government plan to scrap an emergency services tax tacked onto premiums.
The federal government and the insurance industry welcomed the Minns government’s decision to scrap the levy, which was shown to have lifted some premiums by as much as 40 per cent while driving the state’s level of insurance coverage to the lowest in the country.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
