Expenditure
Page updated 15 Oct 2008
Overview of information about Government expenditure (spending) on the Treasury web site.
What are the Government's main areas of Expenditure?
The three largest areas of Government expenditure for the 2008/09 financial year were:
- Social security and welfare: $19,382 million
- Health: $12,368 million
- Education: $11,455 million
These figures are taken from the Analysis of Expenses of the Statement of Financial Performance in the Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the Year Ended 30 June 2009. See the Analysis of Expenses link for information on other areas of Government expenditure - such as defence and transport and communications - and for a comparison with the 2007/08 figures.
For more information on some of the larger areas of Government spending see the Health and Education topics on this web site.