[invaliduser]

Yep, sure, governements giving so much to refugees, and nothing to you. I can't count how many times I heard this myth.

Actually, the money really comes mainly from the European Union, so as a eurocitizen (not italian) I'm actually paying it, not you (with 12€/day you shouldn't pay any income tax).

Anyway, and I'm glad we provide for them, 35€ is not that much when one starts their life over from scratch.

Also note that the refugees are likely to spend everything in local shops, which in turn pay their tax to the italian governement. All in all, such an operation provides dignity to the refugees, increase the income of local shop owners, whose money they also spend in Italy, and all in all, most of the money goes to the italian governement. It's rarely presented with such a perspective, but providing to the poor actually costs very little.

[esac]

I'm not against helping people with tickets and allowances, after all that's the whole point of scholarships isn't it?

But I do understand why many Italians are so upset about the amount.

I worked for two years (and paid my share of taxes) to finance my studies I don't understand why you assumed I don't pay taxes.

>are likely to spend everything in local shops

same goes for scholarships, actually more because we don't have families outside the EU