The charts below show local government expenditure in 2010 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

When we compare government expenditure spending between 2010 and 2015, we find that spending on Education has decreased,

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spending on Culture and leisure, Defence, and Health.

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investments in Welfare, Interest in borrowing, and Transport increased.

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chart let us think about what is really important to the government, because what could be the reason for

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change? Is transport more important than health? I do not think so. Ruling politicians must carefully analyse what is really important and essential for life before deciding where public money will be invested. Most of the time, they are more concerned with unnecessary things than with what is really needed. We conclude that it is necessary to study and understand what are the real needs of the population, and what will really make their lives better before investing public money, in what the government considers vital.