The pie charts illustrate the proportion of expenditure, expressed as percentages, by local government between 2010 and 2015. Overall, it is evident from the charts that there were corresponding increases and decreases over a five-year period.
In detail, the proportion of Education and Healthcare, representing the majorities of the chart in 2010, expressed slight decreases, from 24% and 21% to 21% and 20% in 2015, respectively. Similarly, the figure for expenditure on Defence dropped slowly from 17% in 2010 to 14% in 2015. Interestingly, government expense on Pensions remained the same, at 19% over the period.
In contrast, the trend for Welfare and Interest on Borrowing depicted moderate rises, with 8% of Welfare in 2010 growing to 13% in 2015. Meanwhile, Interest on borrowing in 2010, at 5%, accounted for twice as much as its proportion in 2015, at 10%. As for expenditure on Transport, Culture and leisure, and Other, the figures fell from 3%, 2%, and 1% in 2010 respectively to equally the same 1% 2015.
It can be understood that Education, Healthcare, and Defence remained the top priorities for the local government expenditure despite the reported declines. However, expenditure on Pensions were unaffected by any changes over the same time frame. Suprisingly, the number of expenditure on Welfare and Interest and borrowing signified significant upward trends over a five-year period.