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ACT accused of hypocrisy on super
The largest union representing public servants employed in the ACT has hit back at an ACT Government decision to reduce the level of the superannuation guarantee paid to new public servants, claiming local politicians should accept a similar reduction.
The ACT Budget saw the superannuation guarantee slashed from the current 15.4 per cent to just 9 per cent for new entrants to the ACT public service.
But a spokesman for the Community and Public Sector Union, Vince McDevitt, claims employer contributions for ACT politicians will continue at around 17 per cent.
“Any way you look at it, this represents an appalling double standard,” McDevitt said.
The union claims that while the ACT Government has sought to justify the superannuation cuts to public servants by making comparisons with employer contributions paid by other states and territories, it has overlooked the fact that the employer contribution paid to ACT politicians far outstrips the level applicable elsewhere.
“When you compare ACT politicians’ super arrangements with other jurisdictions, it is clear the Stanhope Government is leading the field, with daylight second,” McDevitt said.
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