The charts below show local government expenditure in 2010 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words

The charts show the percentage breakdown of

government

spending across nine categories in 2010 and 2015. Over the five-year period, there were significant changes in

expenditure

. In both years, the four largest

areas

of

government

expenditure

were

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education, healthcare, pensions, and defence, with education taking the largest share (24% in 2010 and 21% in 2015). The smallest

areas

of

expenditure

were transport, culture and leisure and "other". Interest

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borrowing and spending on welfare lay in between. Interestingly, between 2010 and 2015, spending on all four of the largest

areas

had dropped, with the exception of pensions, which remained the same at 19%. Spending on transport and culture and leisure

also

fell significantly, with the transport budget declining by

two thirds

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.

On the other hand

, spending on welfare and interest on

government

borrowing rose markedly, with the latter doubling over the five-year period to 10%.

Overall

, the charts indicate that the

government

has had to cut

expenditure

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in most

areas

in order to fund the cost of borrowing and welfare.