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

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

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

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

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, 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%.

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

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

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

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

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

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and 4.6% in the United Kingdom.