5.6
3
In the context of the government budget the social services
comprise education, medical and health, housing, social welfare and labour.
Since 1974-75 the percentage distribution of government expenditure on
these services has been as shown below:
(Percentage distribution)
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
| | -75 -76 -77 -78 -79 -80 -81
A
A
A
A
A
A RE
SOCIAL SERVICES:
Education
17.6 19.6 19.4 16.5 16.1 15.8 14.9
|
15.814.9
Medical & Health
Housing
8.5 8.5
10.3 10.1
4.1 5.5 5.0 4.0 4.5 4.6 4.0
Social Welfare
Labour
0.2
0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4
40.7 43.9 41.8 43.5 43.5 44.045.4
8.8
7.6
7.8 7.9 7.2
8.4 15.2 14.8 15.5 18.9
A: Actual
5.7
RE: Revised estimate
Education expenditure is divided into three heads: Education
Department, Education Subventions and Universities and Polytechnic, the
percentage distribution being approximately as follows in the 1981-82
estimates:
Percentage of
Amount
Education expenditure
Total government
$ million
expenditure
Education Department
14.2
1.9
489.6
Education Subventions
61.3
8.4
2,106.6
Universities and Polytechnic
24.5
304
840.6
Total
100.0
13.7
3,436.8
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