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Thousands of Aussies about to have $5000 cut from their yearly budget

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Thousands of Aussies about to have $5000 cut from their yearly budget
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Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a major overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) designed to save the government $35 billion.The changes will result in an estimated 160,000 recipients being cut from the scheme, which currently costs more than $50 billion a year.Butler aims to cut the average annual plan spend by about $5000, down from $31,000 to around $26,000.LIVE UPDATES: Iran seizes two ships, disables a third as ceasefire erodesHe also revealed plans for sweep

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