Expenditure
Page updated 22 Nov 2007
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 2006/07 financial year were:
- Social security and welfare: $20,239 million
- Health: $9,932 million
- Education: $9,836 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 2007. See the Analysis of Expenses link for information on other areas of Government expenditure - such as defense and transport and communications - and for a comparison of the 2005/06 and 2006/07 figures.
For more information on some of the larger areas of Government spending see the Health and Education topics on this web site.