ACT public service bosses will be able to access funding and offer voluntary redundancies in a bid to meet stricter budgets as the government sets a tighter limit on staff growth.
The public service will not be allowed to grow faster than the ACT population under a new fiscal target set in the released 2026-27 budget, which follows a 30 per cent rise in the number of government workers since 2018-19.
Public Service Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said it was up to public service bosses how many jobs would be cut and that "many public servants actually jump at the opportunity to take a voluntary redundancy when it's available".
