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For the past decade, T&T has consistently prioritised education, health, and national security in its national budgets, dedicating the largest shares of expenditure to these three pillars regardless of fluctuating revenues and fiscal deficits.
In 2015, with a national budget of $64.6 billion, education received the top allocation at $10.126 billion (16 per cent). National Security and Health followed with $6.994 billion (11 per cent) and $5.545 billion (9 per cent), respectively.
While National Security briefly overtook Education in 2016 with a $10.81 billion allocation, the trend quickly reverted.
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