Budget of Matterhorn

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

Annual Budget

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National debt decreases by $0.2bn a year ($0.0bn a month)

Earning band	Tax rate	Avg for peers	Tax take
Personal income tax: Low earners	0%	16.7%	$0.0bn
Personal income tax: Medium earners	12%	22.7%	$18.5bn
Personal income tax: High earners	40%	34.7%	$123.7bn
Personal income tax: Elite earners	50%	40.8%	$26.3bn
Total			$168.5bn
Decision income: Digital services levy			$8.4bn
Total after exceptional items			$176.9bn

Category	$ per capita		% of budget		Our Country budget
Category	Our Country	Peers	Our Country	Peers	Our Country budget
Category	% of budget	Budget
Social Welfare	$1,183	$1,040	8.4%	8.5%	$11.0bn
Retirement	$2,151	$1,951	15.3%	16.5%	$20.0bn
Healthcare	$2,710	$2,388	19.2%	19.2%	$25.2bn
Education	$2,699	$1,642	19.2%	13.9%	$25.1bn
Housing	$753	$603	5.3%	5.5%	$7.0bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security	$538	$682	3.8%	7.5%	$5.0bn
Defence	$538	$835	3.8%	7.9%	$5.0bn
Environment & Climate	$355	$235	2.5%	2.0%	$3.3bn
Business Support	$710	$592	5.0%	5.9%	$6.6bn
Arts, Culture & Media	$645	$243	4.6%	2.0%	$6.0bn
Foreign Aid	$0	$70	0.0%	0.8%	$0.0bn
Roads & Highways	$645	$385	4.6%	3.6%	$6.0bn
Public Transport & Rail	$495	$305	3.5%	2.9%	$4.6bn
Energy Infrastructure	$387	$232	2.8%	2.2%	$3.6bn
Ports & Airports	$280	$157	2.0%	1.5%	$2.6bn
Total Budgeted Spending			100.0%		$131.0bn
Budget as a % of tax take					77.8%
Decision expenditure: National AI programme		Decision expenditure: National AI programme				$43.5bn
Total after exceptional items		Total after exceptional items				$174.5bn

How tax, interest, and borrowing feed spending categories — hover a bar for the annual figure.