THE Victorian Government and Opposition have refused to guarantee they will announce policy alternatives to the state's controversial fire services levy before the next election.

Last Friday, Victorian Treasurer John Lenders announced the Government would conduct another review of the levy on property insurance, used to fund the Country Fire Authority and Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

But Mr Lenders left the door open on delaying the release of the Government's response to its own review until after next November's state election.

Mr Lenders said the Government was yet to be convinced the existing fire services levy was inequitable.

The Victorian Opposition has also refused to put an alternative policy on the table, stating instead it would only review the levy once it gained government in a bid to create a fairer system.

The refusals have left former Victorian Farmers Federation treasurer and long-time campaigner against the levy, Geoff Crick, frustrated neither side of politics was willing to put policies on the table.

"We've had review after review after review," Mr Crick said.

"We (farmers) need a policy commitment, not just a promise to review."

Meanwhile, outer Melbourne businesses and farmers are being slugged with a fire services levy of 84 per cent on their property insurance, plus GST and a 10 per cent state government stamp duty on the combined amount.

For each $1000 of premium country businesses and farmers pay to their insurers, they must also pay a terrorism tax of $20, the fire services levy of $857, GST of $188 and stamp duty of $206, bringing the total to $2271.

Lobby groups such as the VFF have long argued that non-insured and under-insured property owners are not paying their share of the levy and so avoid contributing to the cost of running the state's fire services.

The failure of either side of politics to announce a policy alternative to the fire services levy comes despite past reviews concluding it was inequitable and all states, except NSW and Victoria, dumping the levy.

Victorian voters are now likely to go to next November's state election without any commitment on the levy.

Mr Lenders said the Government's review "will determine whether the current funding mechanism is the most appropriate model to provide funding for Victoria's fire-fighting organisations".

The Government has released a green paper outlining seven options, which Mr Lenders said was designed to generate community debate.