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b. Public Sector Superannuation Scheme:

• ACT Public Service: $158,510,021.42

• ACT Public Sector: $7,318,524.94

• Combined: $165,828,546.36

c. All other funds:

• ACT Public Service: $211,621,666.24

• ACT Public Sector: $9,203,242.27

• Combined: $220,824,908.51

(3) A total of 12,457 ACT public servants utilised salary packaging in 2020-21. Below is the breakdown of public servants, by agency, who utilised salary packaging in 2020-21:

(4) ACT public servants that are employed by Canberra Health Services and ACT Ambulance personnel are eligible to access public hospital and ambulance fringe benefits through salary packaging under the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act.

a. On 14 September 2021 a total of 8,376 ACT public servants were eligible; and

b. During the financial year of 2020-21, a total of 6,633 eligible ACT public servants utilised salary packaging benefits that were only available to public hospital and ambulance personnel.

(5) During 2020-21, the breakdown of salary packaged benefits accessed by ACT public servants by category is as follows:

a. 7,075 ACT public servants accessed additional salary packaged superannuation payments;

b.2,266 ACT public servants salary packaged one or more car/s through a novated lease;

c. 4,302 eligible public hospital and ambulance ACT public servants salary packaged to their home mortgage, residential rent, personal loans and/or everyday living expenses (through a prepaid salary packaging debit card); and

d. 1,419 ACT public servants salary packaged other benefits.

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