The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by local authorities in Someland in 1980, 1990 and 2000.

The bar charts present the distribution of annual

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expenditures

across five different categories by the Someland regional government in 1980, 1990, and 2000.

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, higher education made up the largest share of the budget over the period. The expenditure on K-12 education declined by five percentage points over the decade, standing at 20% in 1990.

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to 18% in 2000.

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environmental services accounted for less than 10% in all the years, they showed an upward trend from 4% in 1980 to 9% in 2000.

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, spending on higher education varied slightly, at 35%, 45%, and 40% respectively, despite remaining the highest spending area. As for health and human resources, the budget fluctuated, rising from 14% in the initial year to 20% in 1990, before falling to 10% in the final year.

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, transportation expenditure dropped sharply to only 6% in 1990, after being at 16% in 1980.

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figure experienced major growth to 22% by the end of the period.