Australia's welfare spending, which already accounts for 1/3 of the goverment's overall budget, costs taxpayers an average of A $ four hundred and twenty nine million nine hundred and ninety nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine a day. The one hundred thousand lazy men who do not want to find a job have spent 15 billion taxes over the past 10 years.
Australia's current welfare system has become a financial burden for the federal goverment, Radio 9 reported. Statistics show that welfare spending has accounted for more than 30% of the goverment budget. Meanwhile, federal goverment debt hit an all-time high of A $506 billion.
Statistics also show that over the past year, the number of students receiving (Youth Allowance) has fallen by 10 percent, saving the federal goverment about A $400 million.
The Herald Sun reported that seven hundred and thirty two thousand nine hundred and ninety nine people received unemployment benefits last year, and the federal goverment spent A $10 billion in taxes. Ten years ago, the figure was A $5.6 billion.
Data released earlier this year showed that Australia's more than one hundred thousand "dole bludger", who live on goverment benefits and are reluctant to find jobs, have spent 15 billion taxes over the past 10 years.
Social Services Minister Christian Porter said: "my job is to ensure that taxes are spent in the right place and that those in need receive benefits. But the situation is that we are borrowing money to pay benefits, and children will have to pay more taxes in the future. "
Australia spends as much as A $157 billion a year on welfare, or 9.5 percent of GDP, according to the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare. Last year, the figure was 8.6%.
Earlier this year, the media also announced the 10 "lazy areas." Among them, Caboolture in northern Brisbane was first, Blacktown in Sydney was second, and Mildura in northwest Victoria was third.
