澳大利亚维多利亚州将免除小块地产的遗嘱费用,同时提高大块地产的费用。 Victoria, Australia, will exempt small estates from probate fees while raising costs for larger ones.

澳大利亚维多利亚州计划改变遗嘱费,免收250 000美元以下的遗产,同时大幅提高较大遗产的费用。 Victoria, Australia, plans to change probate fees, exempting estates under $250,000 while significantly increasing fees for larger estates. 价值在25万至200万美元的地产的收费将大幅增加,300万美元以上的地产的收费将提高三倍。 Fees for estates valued between $250,000 and $2 million will rise substantially, with those over $3 million seeing fees triple. 批评者称这是“隐形死亡税”, Critics label this a "death tax by stealth," arguing it burdens grieving families. 这些变动旨在产生高达3 300万美元的法院费用,并将于11月18日生效。 The changes aim to generate up to $33 million for court costs and take effect on November 18.