Fed: Beazley says welfare reform a philosophy statement

AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-2000
Fed: Beazley says welfare reform a philosophy statement

Opposition Leader KIM BEAZLEY says the federal government's welfare package would simply
be a philosophical statement with a few dollars thrown in.

The government will unveil its shake-up of the $55 billion social security net this
week, in response to the McClure report into welfare reform.

Return-to-work supplements and a simplified system of payments are regarded as likely measures.

But Mr BEAZLEY says most cabinet members aren't serious about the issue.

He's told Melbourne radio 3AW that all the reporting he's seen so far suggests the
package will be basically a philosophical statement with some small dollars put around
it.

AAP RTV jb/daw/jn

KEYWORD: WELFARE BEAZLEY (CANBERRA)

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