Interesting, but surely people in these high paying jobs can do maths.
I'll guess the top tax bracket is 30%. So effectively they're getting a 30% discount on any lease payments.
A quick google shows a 2012 BMW 5 series novated lease starts from around $2,000 a month excluding maintenance. After the tax write off that's $1,400 a month or $16,800.00 per year.
A quick check on carsales.com.au show's you can buy a 2005 BMW 5 serries for $22,000. Less than the cost of 18 months lease payments.
Shakes head in disbelief that people piss away $34,000 an year in car lease payments (two vehicles as per the quote), and then complain they don't have enough spending money as they want.