Qld: Beattie backflips over ambulance levy
Queensland's Local Government Association has welcomed news the state government hasbacked down on plans to collect its ambulance levy through local government.
Association president Cr NOEL PLAYFORD says the furore all could have been preventedby consultation with the group.
Premier PETER BEATTIE says the scheme will still go ahead, but the government wouldnow have to find an alternate method of fund collection.
The ambulance service has been losing revenue through bad debts and a drop in voluntarysubscriptions.
Mr BEATTIE says collecting the levy through local government was the cheapest option,but alternatives include collection through motor vehicle registration and electricityaccounts.
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KEYWORD: AMBULANCE (BRISBANE)
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