Budget of Vostran Union

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

Annual Budget

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National reserves decrease by $39.6bn a year ($3.3bn a month)

Earning band	Tax rate	Avg for peers	Tax take
Personal income tax: Low earners	16%	16.4%	$260.0bn
Personal income tax: Medium earners	22%	22.5%	$1,146.8bn
Personal income tax: High earners	33%	34.9%	$2,640.1bn
Personal income tax: Elite earners	36%	41.1%	$528.4bn
Total			$4,575.3bn
Decision income: Digital services levy			$255.3bn
Total after exceptional items			$4,830.6bn

Category	$ per capita		% of budget		Our Country budget
Category	Our Country	Peers	Our Country	Peers	Our Country budget
Category	% of budget	Budget
Social Welfare	$1,110	$1,040	9.1%	8.5%	$335.0bn
Retirement	$2,153	$1,951	17.6%	16.5%	$650.0bn
Healthcare	$2,418	$2,388	19.7%	19.2%	$730.0bn
Education	$1,722	$1,642	14.1%	14.0%	$520.0bn
Housing	$619	$603	5.1%	5.5%	$187.0bn
Justice, Police & Internal Security	$729	$676	6.0%	7.5%	$220.0bn
Defence	$994	$827	8.1%	7.8%	$300.0bn
Environment & Climate	$282	$235	2.3%	2.0%	$85.0bn
Business Support	$596	$592	4.9%	5.9%	$180.0bn
Arts, Culture & Media	$282	$243	2.3%	2.1%	$85.0bn
Foreign Aid	$66	$70	0.5%	0.8%	$20.0bn
Roads & Highways	$400	$385	3.3%	3.6%	$120.9bn
Public Transport & Rail	$381	$305	3.1%	2.9%	$115.1bn
Energy Infrastructure	$339	$232	2.8%	2.2%	$102.4bn
Ports & Airports	$162	$157	1.3%	1.5%	$49.0bn
Total Budgeted Spending			100.0%		$3,699.4bn
Budget as a % of tax take					80.9%
Decision expenditure: National AI programme		Decision expenditure: National AI programme				$1,214.4bn
Total after exceptional items		Total after exceptional items				$4,913.8bn

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