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If you have ever wondered about which are the biggest programs in the budget, check out ausgov.info/budget/index.p… #budget2019 
As you can see, by the time you get through the top 10 programs, the proportion of the whole budget spend is less than 3%. That gives an indication of how concentrated spending is in the biggest programs. #budget2019
Here is the list of all #budget2019 program components that have been increased over the last year funding. There are 759 ausgov.info/budget/index.p…
At this link you can see all the #budget2019 program components that have been cut relative to the previous year. There are 740 ausgov.info/budget/index.p…
In the 2019-20 financial year there will be 150 agencies ausgov.info/budget/index.p…
In the 2019-20 financial year there will be 441 individual programs funded in the budget ausgov.info/budget/index.p…
By the time we get to the 10th biggest program in the budget, it is worth less than 3% of the whole budget spend. This gives you an idea of how concentrated spending is within the top budget programs. #budget2019
A key contributor to this concentration is the General Revenue Assistance which is the GST the Commonwealth collects and shares out to the states and territories- the biggest program in the budget each year, coming in at over $69 Billion #budget2019
The 2nd largest program is Income Support for Seniors. This is due to the ageing of the population - ie the number of people in that age group. Also due to the Age Pension paying more than Working Age Payments ausgov.info/budget/index.p…
