The charts below show local government expenditure in 2010 and 2015

The charts below show local government expenditure in 2010 and 2015
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The charts below show local government expenditure in 2010 and 2015
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The two pie charts compare nine categories of municipal government spending on important things within a time span of 5 years.
Overall
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, it is noticeable that the proportion of expenditure on welfare and interest on borrowing experienced a significant fall over the 5-year period
while
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education and defence slightly rise. In 2010, an average pie chart of local government expenditure for welfare and interest on borrowing accounted for 13%and 10% respectively,
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these categories made up 8%and 5% for 2015. During half a decade, spending on education and defence experienced a rise and
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this
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figure was the largest pie chart. In terms of expenditure on pensions and culture and leisure was almost not changing.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "undefined" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • expenditure
  • allocation
  • budget
  • fiscal
  • increased/decreased spending
  • percentage
  • funding
  • infrastructure
  • public services
  • education
  • healthcare
  • recreation
  • welfare
  • economic conditions
  • fiscal policy
  • trend
  • analysis
  • comparative
  • significant
  • allocate
  • reallocate
  • subsidize
  • cutbacks
  • deficit
  • surplus
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