This benefit enables you to use pre-tax income to pay for restaurant meals, or the cost of catering a get-together at home.

As a NSW Health employee you can salary package up to $2,650 worth of Meal Entertainment expenses each year including:

• Restaurant or cafe meals eaten with your friends or family.
• Professional catering costs for private functions (e.g. weddings or 21st birthdays)
• Home catering expenses including the purchase of food and drink for a self catered party or holiday celebration.
• Food and drink you consume on holiday (including overseas).

Novated leasing allows you to salary package the cost of owning and operating your motor vehicle and has several benefits over traditional forms of vehicle financing including:

• You pay less for the vehicle —there’s no GST payable on the purchase price or running costs
• You can receive fleet discounts on the purchase price and servicing costs
• Convenience —one all-inclusive payment covers your finance, registration, insurance, fuel, servicing and tyre costs.
• Significant income tax savings
• A novated lease can be taken in addition to your other salary packaging.

To discuss your novated leasing options contact one of the NSW Health approved leasing companies directly:

• LeasePLUS - 1300 13 13 16
• Maxxia - 1300 12 31 23
• Smart Leasing - 1300 14 48 73

Thanks to the government’s new Electric Vehicle Discount Bill there are additional savings to be enjoyed if you make your next car electric under a novated lease. For further information on electric vehicles speak to the approved leasing companies.