The pie chart gives information on UAE government spending in 2000. The total budget was AED 315 billion. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph tells us about the

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of the UAE government in 2000. In general, the most important targets were social security, health, and education. The biggest slice of the pie chart is taken up by social security including pensions, employment assistance and other benefits which made up slightly under one-third of total expenditure. Health and personal social services were the second highest

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cost. Hospital and medical services accounted for AED 53

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, or about 15% of the

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. Education costs UAE AED 38

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which comprises almost 12% of the whole

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. The government spent about seven per cent of its revenue on debt, and roughly similar amounts went towards defence (AED 22

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) and law and order (AED 23

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). Spending on housing, transport and industry totalled AED 37

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.

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, other expenditures accounted for AED 23

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. All in all, the bulk of UAE government spending goes on social welfare and health.

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, education, defence, and law and order are

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major areas of spending.