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Governments spend an enormous amount of money on renovations of old buildings in large cities. Some believe that this money can be better spent on building new houses and developing roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement?

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It is often argued by the people that spending
goverment
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government
 expenditure on preserving traditional buildings is seen as a way of squandering
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 of
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 and needs to be spent on providing amenities to the
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citizens
 of
this
country
.
Although
, I agree that it is
equlally
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equally
 important to look after the old buildings as it is a heritage and pride of our
scoiety
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society
. I do not think that spending on
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visual
 art is
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 of
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money
 and I will support my opinion with relevant
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. On the one hand, spending a
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significant
 amount of the
goverment
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government
 budget on public
sevice
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services
 like looking after
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better education, building a new
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residence
, and making
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roads
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, which
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determine the
 quality of life that most of our people will have.
For example
, studies have consistently
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 that
country
 with
higher
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 level of literacy is more developed as compared to those
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 allocate no money to education.
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Therefore
, it is apparent that spending on public services is a worthwhile investment for the
goverment
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government
. Simultaneously, it is equally important to preserve the historical antiques and monuments
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 by our
ancesstors
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ancestors
.
Moreover
,
this
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 old buildings are playing an important role to
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attract
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tourists towards our
country
, and it is an
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alternative
 way to support our
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government
 in terms of
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exchanging
a
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foreign currency. In the end, people will
uderstand
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understand
 the importance of spending on
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historic
 items as they
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might at
first
 assume.
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,
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adding monuments or sculptures
at
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 public places will help to remind
citizen
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citizens
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 about the pride of our
country
. So even if
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constructing
 sculpture is not an essential service but there are clear
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benefits
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 funding them. To sum up,
although
 there are clear
benifits
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benefits
 of ensuring a large amount of investment goes into public services, I do not believe spending money on the arts is a waste of
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money
 as
this
also
 provides important
benifits
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benefits
. In the future,
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governments
government
 should consider budgeting for both.
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