Budget of Avalon

Tax, spending, and the annual surplus or deficit they produce.

Annual Budget

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National reserves increase by $378.1bn a year ($31.5bn a month)

Earning band	Tax rate	Avg for peers	Tax take
Personal income tax: Low earners	10%	16.5%	$34.4bn
Personal income tax: Medium earners	20%	22.5%	$213.2bn
Personal income tax: High earners	34%	34.9%	$605.8bn
Personal income tax: Elite earners	36%	41.1%	$492.1bn
Total			$1,345.5bn

Category	$ per capita		% of budget		Our Country budget
Category	Our Country	Peers	Our Country	Peers	Our Country budget
Category	% of budget	Budget
Social Welfare	$1,050	$1,040	8.9%	8.5%	$62.8bn
Retirement	$2,291	$1,951	19.4%	16.5%	$137.0bn
Healthcare	$2,508	$2,388	21.3%	19.2%	$150.0bn
Education	$2,010	$1,642	17.0%	13.9%	$120.2bn
Housing	$669	$603	5.7%	5.5%	$40.0bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security	$622	$682	5.3%	7.5%	$37.2bn
Defence	$391	$835	3.3%	7.9%	$23.4bn
Environment & Climate	$201	$242	1.7%	2.0%	$12.0bn
Business Support	$674	$592	5.7%	5.9%	$40.3bn
Arts, Culture & Media	$341	$243	2.9%	2.1%	$20.4bn
Foreign Aid	$69	$70	0.6%	0.8%	$4.1bn
Roads & Highways	$385	$386	3.3%	3.6%	$23.0bn
Public Transport & Rail	$284	$309	2.4%	2.9%	$17.0bn
Energy Infrastructure	$181	$234	1.5%	2.3%	$10.8bn
Ports & Airports	$120	$157	1.0%	1.5%	$7.2bn
Total Budgeted Spending			100.0%		$705.4bn
Budget as a % of tax take					52.4%
Decision expenditure: National AI programme		Decision expenditure: National AI programme				$271.5bn
Total after exceptional items		Total after exceptional items				$976.9bn

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