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I assume "Other purposes" is govt kickbacks to mining and gas companies 😬

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[–] Zozano@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Nice to see our debt is being reduced. Meanwhile, the US is struggling to figure out how not to let their economy implode.

[–] cubicle0924@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Un~~fortunately paying the interest on your debt is not the same as paying down the actual (principle) debt. Unless there's something I'm not seeing.~~

Edit: There was in fact something I wasn't seeing.

[–] Fluid@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

See “gross debt this year” and “last year”. We had surplus so it has been put toward paying down the principle

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[–] Centaur@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In my country government spending is mystery for tax payers.

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[–] Hogger85b@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Tories in the UK did this and obfuscated to their agenda

They showed "pensions" but that was only public sector worker pensions then added the universal state pension to the "benefits" section to claim we had a bloated benefits budget for scroungers despite them being the party of triple lock pension (linked to greater of wages, inflation and aribitary 2%)

[–] irotsoma@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

In the US we just all know that it's bombs to kill the enemies of whoever the companies are allowed to sell them to, and fighter jets that don't work.

[–] Peepolo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

We get this in the UK too 👍.

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[–] Jolan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I'm surprised so much money is going towards disability, what kind of stuff do they get?

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[–] Poppa_Mo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Mannnn... I wish we had this in the U.S. Unfortunately it would ruin a lot of the propaganda forced down our throats, disabling some talking points for our dumbass politicians.

They'd never give us something so comprehensive.

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[–] instamat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Is this hard to do in practice? I would love to see a breakdown like this in the United States, and especially on a local level. What’s involved in getting this information? Where does someone even start to request something like this?

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[–] Orange@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

That is a freaking sweet seal for the Australian Government! Id wear that on a shirt

[–] Chadsmo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wish we had this in Canada.

[–] livus@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I wish we had it in New Zealand too. I get tired of people's hallucinations about tax.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It's cocaine and prostitutes because it's always cocaine and prostitutes.

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