The charts below show local government expenditure in 2010 and 2015

The charts below show local government expenditure in 2010 and 2015
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The bar charts compare money spent by local government between 2010 and 2015.
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, the highest increase came from welfare and interest
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the most decrease came from education and defence. The other categories in 2010 are more or less the same as in 2015. The biggest expenditure was in the education category and the lowest were in transport, culture and leisure, and others. An incline of expenditure was witnessed by welfare from 8% to 13% and interest on borrowing from 5% to 10%. Meanwhile, cash spent on education occupied nearly a fourth of the pie in 2010 before decreasing to 21% in 2015. Defence
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saw a decline of 3%, dropping from 17% to 14%.
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categories like healthcare, transport, and culture and leisure
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changed to a smaller proportion, it only lessened by 1% to 2%.
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, pensions and
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remained the same at respectively 19% and 1%.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also".
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "undefined" in your introduction.
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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