April 4, 2005
DPB Expenditure Hits All-Time High
The Ministry of Social Development has just released it's 2003/2004 Statistical Report which shows that expenditure on
the DPB is higher than ever before.
"The annual expenditure for 2003/04 has risen to $1.777 billion," said Lindsay Mitchell, petitioner for a Parliamentary
review of the DPB.
"To put this into perspective, in 2003 we spent less on Law and Order at $1.734 billion and less on Defence at $1.199
billion."
"It is clear where the government's priorities lie - not with looking after the domestic or national security of New
Zealanders."
"Given so many of our criminals come out of fatherless families perhaps the government should be considering spending a
lot less on encouraging sole parenting and a lot more on controlling crime."
ENDS