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4) A working party of officials from the Commonwealth, States and Territories has been established to provide accurate costings of the extension of concessions and to address long term issues relating to concessions. Funding arrangements in future years will be negotiated following the report of the Senior Officials Committee to the first meeting of Heads of Government in 1993 and subsequent decisions on functional responsibilities in this area.

5) The following concessions are available to pensioners. Further details regarding ACT concessions are contained in the public discussion paper titled: A Review of ACT Government Concessions prepared by the ACT Government in 1 991 .

Bus Fare Concessions Free Quarterly School Bus Pass Therapy Centre Taxi Scheme ACT Taxi Subsidy Scheme Subsidised Meals at Daycare Centres ACT Equipment Scheme Free Spectacle Scheme Free Ambulance Service Podiatry Services Adult Dental Services TAFE Fee Concession for low income earners Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Concession Drivers Licence Concession General Rates Business Diesel Fuel Franchise Exemption Electricity Rebate Water and Sewerage Admission to Canberra Theatre, Lanyon Nolan Gallery and Calthorpes House

6) Many concessions offered by the ACT Government are provided to a number of groups including pensioners, beneficiaries, the aged, low income earners and students. Details of the groups eligible for each concession are given in the public discussion paper titled: A Review of ACT Government Concessions prepared by the ACT Government in 1991. Total expenditure on each major concession is set out below. It is not possible to extract the cost of concessions for individual sub-groups of concession recipients.

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