The bar chart below shows the percentage of government spending on roads and transport in 4 countries in the years 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005.

The given bar chart shows the proportion of government expenditure on road and

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in four countries Italy, Portugal,

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,

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five years between 1990 and 2005.

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, it can be seen that governments in mainland Europe spent far more money on roads and

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than those in the

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and

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. It is

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clear that the

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spent the least amount of money on roads and

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in all measured years. In 1990, Portugal spent the most amount of money on roads and

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at approximately 27%, followed by Italy at about 22%,

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the

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both spent only around 10% of their government budget. In 1995

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, all countries reduced their road and

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spending by between 1-3%. By 2000

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Portugal continued to reduce its road and

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spending down to around 22%, Italy had increased its spending to approximately 23%, overtaking Portugal as the leading spender on

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infrastructure in 2000. The

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and

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had both increased spending in 2000 by about 3%. In 2005, all countries except

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reduced their spending with Portugal, Italy,

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at 20%, 19%, 8% and 15% respectively.