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Builder - Infrastructure: The National Infrastructure Plan is designed to reduce uncertainty for businesses by outlining the Government's intentions for infrastructure development over a 20-year timeframe.
Farmer - Agriculture: Agriculture directly accounts for around 5.0% of GDP, while the processing of primary food products accounts for a further 2.8%. Downstream activities, including transportation, rural financing and retailing related to agricultural production, also make important contributions to GDP.
Doctor and Patient - Health: The Treasury provides advice to Ministers on the purchase and regulation of health services. This advice covers areas such as the structure and management of health spending, institutional and governance arrangements in the health sector and health sector strategies and policies.
Scientists - Science and Innovation: In Budget 2012 the Government sought appropriations in Vote Science and Innovation of $833 million, a net increase of $40 million.
Schoolchildren - Education: The Treasury provides advice to the Government on education policy including early childhood, compulsory and tertiary education, and industry training. It monitors and advises on the performance of Crown agencies in the education sector.

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