The chart below shows local expenditure in 2010 and 2015.

The chart below shows local expenditure in 2010 and 2015.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The chart below shows local expenditure in 2010 and 2015.
The two given pie chart illustrate the percetage of money that the government spent for nine different categories in 2010 and in 2015. From the images, it is clear how some groups have undergone more changes than others. Let's first have a look to the sectors that in 2015 started receving more money: interest on borrowing and welfare, which fundings rose both by 5%.
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, we can notice the fact that the percentage of two ranges remained steady in five years: pensions and other.
On the contrary
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, the expenses have been reduced for all the other categories.
In particular
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, education and defence declined by 3%
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transport by 2% and
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culture and leisure and health care just by 1%. In conclusion, we can say that over a 5 years old period the government expenditure fluctuated a lot, improving the financial costs of some fields
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decreasing others.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Expenditure
  • Categories
  • Trends
  • Demographics
  • Economic factors
  • Cultural factors
  • Digital services
  • E-commerce
  • Inflation rates
  • Unemployment levels
  • GDP growth
  • Consumer confidence
  • Spending habits
  • Healthcare
  • Entertainment
  • Housing
  • Food
  • Transportation
  • Education
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