General government expenditure trends 2005-2010: EU countries compared

In 2010, general government expenditure amounted to 50.3% of EU-27 GDP. More than half is devoted to social protection and health. The other functions of government spending mainly concern general public services, education and economic affairs. This publication analyses the main trends relating to general government expenditure, looking in particular at the socio-economic objective of the government expenditure in question.

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