The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of spending by a local government across six distinct categories in two separate years, 1980 and 1990.
In general, the data reveals a shift in spending priorities over the decade, with Food consistently accounting for the largest share of the budget in both years. Notably, while the allocations for Pension and Food decreased, the percentage spent on Education and Others saw a significant rise.
In 1980, Food was the dominant expenditure at 37%, followed by Healthcare at 27%. Education, Others, and Pension each took up relatively similar shares of the budget, accounting for 19%, 11%, and 6% respectively.
By 1990, while Food remained the highest expenditure, its proportion fell by seven percentage points to 30%. The most substantial increase was observed in the Education category, which rose from 19% to 30%, equalling the spending on Food. Healthcare remained a major expense, but decreased slightly from 27% to 24%. Simultaneously, the funding for the ‘Others’ category rose significantly, almost doubling from 11% to 17%. In contrast, the smallest shares of the budget, Pension and a new category, remained relatively minor, with Pension seeing a slight rise to 8% (from 6%).