The table below gives information about government expenditure in five sectors relating to domestic policy in Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in 2009.

The table depicts the proportion of the national budgets for five different services in three nations, including

Germany

, Italy, and the UK, in 2009. In general,

Germany

and Italy prioritized health and public services over the period shown,

while

the UK budget was primarily allocated to the health sectors and educational purposes.

However

, environmental protection was given little attention in these states during the same time. In 2009, the national healthcare budgets of the three countries were relatively equal, fluctuating between 7.1% and 7.8%.

Similarly

, the authorities spent approximately 4.5% and 0.8% of the budget on economic affairs and environmental protection, respectively.

On the other hand

, there was a considerable difference in the realm of educational areas. The percentage of government spending on

this

sector in the UK accounted for the most, at 6.4%, which was higher than that of the remaining countries (4.3% in

Germany

and 4.6% in Italy). In terms of public services,

this

was the most critical prioritization in Italy, constituting 8.6% of the national budget, in comparison with 6.6% in

Germany

and 4.6% in the United Kingdom.