The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of community budget allocation five years apart, from 2010 to 2015.
Overall, despite minor changes, four sectors (education, healthcare, pensions, and defense) constituted the majority of local spending in both years. Additionally, local government expenditures for welfare and interest on borrowing faced a remarkable increase, while there was a decrease for the other 3 sectors.
Looking at the details, spending on education, healthcare, and defense stood at 24%, 21%, and 17% in 2010, which were the majority of the local government budget and had a slight decrease of 3%, 1%, and 3%, respectively. Moreover, the portion of pension savings remained unchanged over a given period, at 19%.
By contrast, starting at 8% in 2010, the expenditure rate on welfare rose by 5% in 2015. Likewise, the interest on borrowing increased twofold, rising from 5% to 10% between 2010 and 2015.