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in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on (lemmy.world)
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I assume "Other purposes" is govt kickbacks to mining and gas companies 😬

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

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

[–] cubicle0924@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Derp, I just looked at bar chart breakdown, didn't see that.