Australian Civil Servants Massage Shoes Also Have Subsidies.

The Australian government plans to cut administrative expenses from this year. First, free massage will be provided by civil servants. A spokesman for the Australian Treasury Department recently said it would recommend that all government departments should terminate the expenditure. It is expected to become one of the actions of the new prime minister, Kevin Rudd, to vigorously reduce government spending. Australia's civil servants have always enjoyed a very peculiar welfare, that is, massage can be reimbursed for public funds without paying for their own pockets. According to the Daily Telegraph of Australia, statistics show that in 2004 and 2005, the total amount of free massage enjoyed by civil servants was over 200 thousand Australian dollars (1 Australian dollars or 6 yuan). Assistant Treasury Secretary Bowen called this subsidy "blatant waste". He believes that the use of taxpayers' money to pay for massage is not an appropriate way to reward civil servants and is not acceptable. A spokesman for Bowen said he had instructed the heads of various departments and the massage allowance paid by taxpayers must be abolished. It is reported that other federal departments may also follow up and cancel the massage allowance. However, not every Australian civil servant can receive a massage allowance. What departments have, what kind of people can enjoy, departments has the final say, the allowance is disorderly. Although not every civil servant can enjoy this allowance, statistics show that those who enjoy allowances receive an average annual massage service of 200 Australian dollars. Civil servants enjoy various allowances. In fact, the massage allowance provided by taxpayers is only one of the many unusual subsidies enjoyed by Australian civil servants. Australia is a typical welfare state and one of the best social welfare countries in the world. The welfare benefits of civil servants are also very good. According to the survey, the average salary level of Australian civil servants is at a medium level in the whole industry. The annual salary of the general civil servants is similar to that of the staff of the company, which is 36 thousand Australian dollars. In addition to wages, the most popular reward for civil servants is welfare. In terms of welfare benefits, civil servants, apart from enjoying various social insurance benefits that ordinary citizens should enjoy, also enjoy various allowances, such as overtime subsidies, travel subsidies, work transfer subsidies, regional subsidies, price subsidies, vehicle subsidies, accident compensation allowances, etc. In addition, various departments have their own "special" allowances, such as learning allowance, sickness and disability allowance, nursing allowance, spouse allowance, telephone allowance, transportation allowance, etc. Among them, the sickness injury subsidy is as high as 80% of my monthly salary, and the payment time is as long as one and a half years. The various sectors of the community have different opinions. Most of these subsidies enjoyed by Australian civil servants seem to be reasonable. Some are baffling, such as massage allowances, clothing subsidies, footwear subsidies, minor accessories subsidies, and subsidies for underwear or clothing loss. Therefore, some people are dissatisfied with this. Ross, the old lady of the apartment in which the reporter lives, is a nurse before retiring, and now lives on pension alone every month. She told reporters that these subsidies should have been canceled. What massage allowance, massage, civil servants work will do better? However, some people do not think so. Raymond is going to graduate from University of Sydney law school and is preparing to register for civil service. He said that if I choose to work in a law firm, I will make a lot of money. The income of civil servants is much lower than that of lawyers. If there are no such subsidies, then there will be no attraction. In terms of massage allowance, it seems that people who support the abolition of it still have the upper hand. The government has also heard the news. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he had set up a special working group to discuss how to reduce waste and take practical action this year.