Band 8+: The pie chart gives information on UAE government spending in 2000. The total budget was AED 315 billion. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph gives information about how the UAE government allocated its expenditure of AED 315 billion in 2000.

Overall, it is clear that social security made up the largest share of money, while the opposite was true for transport. It is also worth mentioning that there was a huge difference between the biggest and the smallest figures.

Looking at the details, a significant portion of the government’s budget- exactly AED 100 billion- was allocated to social security, making it the largest sector. In contrast, the figure for transport was a mere AED 9 billion. The second-largest share went to health and personal social services, which accounted for AED 53 billion, followed by education, which received AED 38 billion. Moreover, other allocations included defence, at AED 22 billion; law and order, which was allocated AED 17 billion; and housing, heritage, and the environment, at AED 15 billion. In addition, government funds were channeled into other expenditure and debt interest, both of which benefited from the government funding.Last but not least, the money spent on industry, agriculture, and employment accounted for AED 13 billion of the total budget.