Can fine discourage begging?

Australia has decided to come hard on the begging. In order to do that, a town council in Australia's Outback has proposed discouraging beggars by slapping them with a 130 Australian dollar. However, critics argued that such penalties could increase the need for panhandling. On the other, beggars already struggle to pay their bills with their welfare checks, which they receive every two weeks. Fining them would mean that they need to pay it from the welfare money; hence they would be left with no other mean but to beg again. So, is fining beggars a practical solution? How much would it help, if at all?

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