Budget of Verdia

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

Annual Budget

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National debt increases by $14.9bn a year ($1.2bn a month)

Earning band	Tax rate	Avg for peers	Tax take
Personal income tax: Low earners	5%	16.6%	$0.9bn
Personal income tax: Medium earners	10%	22.7%	$4.4bn
Personal income tax: High earners	20%	35.1%	$20.2bn
Personal income tax: Elite earners	75%	40.3%	$9.4bn
Total			$34.9bn
Decision income: Digital services levy			$2.7bn
Total after exceptional items			$37.6bn

Category	$ per capita		% of budget		Our Country budget
Category	Our Country	Peers	Our Country	Peers	Our Country budget
Category	% of budget	Budget
Social Welfare	$970	$1,045	8.4%	8.5%	$3.2bn
Retirement	$1,455	$1,952	12.7%	16.6%	$4.8bn
Healthcare	$2,424	$2,388	21.1%	19.2%	$8.0bn
Education	$1,818	$1,642	15.8%	13.9%	$6.0bn
Housing	$606	$603	5.3%	5.5%	$2.0bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security	$909	$676	7.9%	7.5%	$3.0bn
Defence	$909	$827	7.9%	7.8%	$3.0bn
Environment & Climate	$242	$235	2.1%	2.0%	$0.8bn
Business Support	$909	$592	7.9%	5.8%	$3.0bn
Arts, Culture & Media	$212	$258	1.9%	2.1%	$0.7bn
Foreign Aid	$30	$70	0.3%	0.8%	$0.1bn
Roads & Highways	$364	$386	3.2%	3.7%	$1.2bn
Public Transport & Rail	$273	$309	2.4%	2.9%	$0.9bn
Energy Infrastructure	$212	$234	1.9%	2.2%	$0.7bn
Ports & Airports	$152	$157	1.3%	1.5%	$0.5bn
Total Budgeted Spending			100.0%		$37.9bn
Budget as a % of tax take					108.5%
Decision expenditure: National AI programme		Decision expenditure: National AI programme				$14.0bn
Total after exceptional items		Total after exceptional items				$51.9bn

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