The Liberal government has spent millions on its federal gun buyback scheme despite not yet buying a single firearm from law-abiding gun owners.
The $3.7 million bill for the program currently only includes $2.1 million for salaries of 10 officials at the Firearms Buyback Secretariat and another $1.6 million to operate the office.
Estimates by the Parliamentary Budget Officer place the cost of the final buyback scheme at $756 million but the true cost will likely be much higher as this figure doesn’t take into account bureaucratic costs like paying staff.
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