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CREATING JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND reverse CREATING JOBS of above FORQUEENSLAND QUEENSLAND BUDGET 2020-21 Unite & Recover ~ BUDGET 2020–21 STATEWIDE AT A GLANCE HIGHLIGHTS CREATING Jobs supported by infrastructure This Budget is focused on creating JOBS FOR investment in 2020–21 46,000 jobs and getting our economy moving QUEENSLAND Total infrastructure program over four years $56B sooner. Initiatives include: Percentage of capital spend Driving the largest Growing our regions and outside Greater Brisbane 58% infrastructure program in over supporting key industries such a decade - $14.8 billion in as tourism, agriculture and REGIONAL ACTION PLAN Total spend on road and transport 2020–21, directly supporting mining. An additional For RAPSs infrastructure in 2020–21 $6.3B 46,000 jobs. Around 58% $200 million will be provided of the capital program and to the Works for Queensland COVID-19 economic stimulus 28,700 of the jobs supported program to support local CREATING JOBS FOR THE measures to date $7B will be outside the Greater governments outside South Brisbane area. East Queensland. Education and TOWNSVILLECREATING JOBS ON THE training in 2020–21 $17.5B Enhancing frontline services. Providing more Queenslanders The Budget will support with access to the skills and The Queensland Budget will directly support job creation in the Townsville region with Health in 2020–21 funding for additional training they need for rewarding significant expenditure including: $21.8B frontline health staff including careers. $100 million has been 5,800 nurses, 1,500 doctors provided over three years to Concessions and lowering the CREATINGInfrastructure JOBS FORHealth THE Education cost of living and 1,700 allied health upgrade TAFE campuses. $6.3B professionals through to Building trains in Queensland 2024. Providing concessions and CREATING JOBS ON THE over 10 years easing the cost of living, with $1B Backing small businesses an estimated $6.3 billion in to support jobs and 2020–21 in targeted discounts, $739M $1.1B $42.3M Social housing improvements for productivity-enhancing infrastructure and for Townsville Hospital and Health Service. to maintain, improve and upgrade schools in 2020–21 communities. More than fee waivers, rebates, and capital works, estimated to support around in Townsville. $526.2M $7 billion in COVID-19 subsidies. 2,600 jobs in this region in 2020-21. stimulus measures have been Protecting the environment. provided so far, including The Townsville region will also benefit from: Tax Relief Package reducing business costs The Great Barrier Reef will The Government provided significant tax relief to support through payroll tax relief and benefi t from an additional $40 Social housing Cowboys Training Facility Equipping TAFE for our Future Queensland businesses, landlords, tenants, pubs and other tax relief measures, million worth of support. This clubs, including: and accelerating projects includes $10 million for a Reef to unlock development and Assist Program and $6 million Payroll tax refunds, waivers and deferrals for eligible increase economic activity. over four years for the GBR businesses, targeted at small to medium businesses Island Arks project to deliver Increasing investment in ecotourism in the region. $63.3M $40M $100M A payroll tax exemption for wages subsidised by the in 2020-21 to expand and improve social $5 million State contribution towards the for new and improved TAFE facilities across manufacturing including housing, including $9 million Works for $40 million Cowboys Training Facility to provide Queensland including $14.2 million for a new JobKeeper payment Delivering lower debt than New $1 billion to make trains Tradies Initiative contributing to Queensland’s a community, training and high-performance Advanced Manufacturing Skills Lab and Hydrogen Land tax rebates, waivers and deferrals for eligible again in Queensland. South Wales and Victoria. economic recovery. centre for the North Queensland Cowboys. and Renewable Energy Centre at Bohle TAFE. taxpayers. An estimated 300 businesses in Townsville will also benefit in 2020-21 from the higher payroll Delivering for the Townsville region tax threshold. Back to Work Jobs and Regional Skilling Queenslanders Works for Queensland $34.3 million of payments Growth Fund for Work $102.2 million provided to regional have been paid to 1,405 councils to undertake 237 job- Three agreements have been entered into $25.3 million allocated to provide employers to employ creating maintenance and minor which are estimated to generate $1.5 training to 3,582 people, including 3,379 eligible unemployed infrastructure projects in Townsville. billion in capital expenditure and support 1,963 people who have now been jobseekers. employment of 289 people. employed. (February 2017 to November 2020) 2020–21 Revenue 2020–21 Expenses Queensland’s Labour (July 2016 to November 2020) Market Forecasts (February 2017 to November 2020) (July 2015 to October 2020) Environmental . protection, Dividends and tax recreation and Employment (lhs, quarterly) culture equivalents .% Other revenue .% Transport .% .% . Unemployment rate (rhs, quarterly) Restoring frontline services for Townsville Interest income .% State taxation (March 2015 to September 2020) revenue .% Public order Sales of goods and safety Health .% . and services .% .% 213 extra 133 extra 103 extra 83 extra Economic services nurses, doctors, teachers, police officers, .% . Per cent (%) Per cent

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For RAPSs Support for Big Rocks Weir CREATING JOBS FOR THE The Queensland Government is set to invest up to $30 million in Big Rocks Weir on the Burdekin River, approximately 26 CREATING JOBS ON THE kilometres north of Charters Towers, to improve water security Townsville and support local agriculture in North Queensland. Working in partnership with Charters Towers Regional Council CREATING1 Ingham State School JOBS FOR THE8 Bluewater State School 12 Advanced Manufacturing 18 Murray Sporting Complex 26 Riverway Drive (Garbutt - KEY and Sunwater, the Queensland Government is investing an initial

of a $351,000 total spend Commitment to progress Port Hydrogen and Renewable Road (Idalia), University Street in Townsville. Education support about 172 full-time equivalent positions at its peak. to construct an amenities • of Townsville projects Energy Training Facility at I Road to Bowen Road Bridge Delivered in partnership with block to support female in 2020-21, such as Bohle TAFE. $20,000 in 2020-21 out of a the Australian Government. Transport and roads participation in netball on $52.2 million for the Channel $46.4 million total spend for 13 Estates Football Club 27 Bruce Highway (Ayr - Justice and safety Palm Island. Capacity Upgrade (delivered in safety improvements on the partnership with the Australian $400,000 for new change Townsville Connection Road Townsville), Haughton 3 Bwgcolman Community Government services Government), $14.2 million for rooms and fi eld lighting at between University Road to River Floodplain, School wharf upgrades and Estates Football Club. Bowen Road Bridge. construct bridges and Recreation and culture $3.5 million in 2020-21 $14.1 million for Berth 4 approaches 14 Pimlico State High School 20 Bruce Highway (Townsville for a new administration and road upgrades. $93.9 million in 2020-21 building and to refurbish $13.1 million for to Ingham), Townsville Ring out of a $514.3 million total Statewide/region-wide Road (stage 5) learning spaces. upgrades, including a new I spend to construct bridges, Relates to election performing arts centre, $20 million in 2020-21 approaches, and upgrade commitment 4 Magnetic Island National security fence and out of a $230 million total intersections on the Bruce Park - Forts Junction Hub enhanced aquaponics spend to duplicate a section Highway at Giru Horseshoe upgrade 1 infrastructure. of the Townsville Ring Road Lagoon to Palm Creek. 34 Burdekin Falls Dam $1.9 million in 2020-21 out Ingham to four lanes. Delivered Delivered in partnership with improvement and raising of a $2.4 million total spend in partnership with the the Australian Government. to upgrade Forts Walk, Greenvale 2 3 4 5 6 Australian Government. project carpark, and visitor facilities. 28 Ayr State High School $11.6 million in 2020-21 Big Rocks Weir on the Burdekin River 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 21 Townsville Cycling $5.8 million over four years out of a $29.6 million total 5 Magnetic Island Roads 7 15 16 17 18 19 20 28 29 Velodrome for a multi-purpose hall. spend to continue planning $3 million in 21 22 23 24 25 26 $250,000 towards works for enhancements to Townsville I 2020-21 out of a establishing Townsville 29 Ayr Rugby Park - facility meet future extreme weather 27 $7 million total spend to Ayr Cycling as a Union Cycliste upgrade events and investigating the 30 upgrade Magnetic Island 31 Internationale (UCI) legal $1 million to Burdekin potential of raising the dam. roads between Alma Bay velodrome. Rugby League for a new 35 Haughton Pipeline and Horseshoe Bay and clubhouse at Ayr Rugby Park explore options to overhaul 22 William Ross State High Stage 2 32 33 including dressing rooms, the drainage systems. Charters School offi ce, referee room, fi rst aid $7.5 million in 2020-21 Towers $1.2 million to upgrade the room, toilets and amenities out of a $195 million total 6 Magnetic Island National oval and irrigation system, for people with a disability. spend to construct a water Park walking tracks provide an improved learning pipeline from the Burdekin • upgrade space, as well as planning for 30 Indigenous Land and Sea River near the Tom Fenwick 34 $500,000 in 2020-21 to a new school hall. Ranger program Pump Station, connecting upgrade walking tracks on • $600,000 in 2020-21 to with earlier stages of the 23 Emergency services Magnetic Island National protect environmental and Haughton Pipeline. Park. headquarters at Kirwan - Indigenous cultural heritage 36 Inland Freight Route, feasibility study values in Home Hill. 7 Townsville Regional Charters Towers to $500,000 in 2020-21 for a Industrial Estate 31 Big Rocks Weir Mungindi, Future feasibility study to investigate • $200,000 in 2020-21 the suitability of the 1300 $3 million in 2020-21 to Priorities funding Llanarth out of a $8.1 million total • SMILES stadium site at Kirwan progress environmental and commitment spend for the development for a multi-agency, emergency other regulatory approvals, $200 million towards an of future industrial land at 10 DriveIT NQ inland highway by upgrading services headquarters. geotechnical assessments Bohle Plains in Townsville to $10 million in and detailed weir design existing roads and bridges 24 support jobs generation and 2020-21 to support 15 Kirwan new police facility Townsville University to supply additional water from the NSW border to Hospital economic development. construction of the $30 million committed for a to support the growth of Charters Towers via Roma. DriveIT NQ Driver Education new police facility at Kirwan. $16.7 million in 2020-21 out agriculture and jobs in the and Motorsport Precinct at of a $62.1 million total spend region. Lansdown Industrial Estate, 16 Townsville Community for construction projects SUNSHINE to improve facilities at the 32 Charters Towers COAST AND subject to economic viability and Learning Centre - A State MORETON Townsville University Hospital substation upgrade BA conditions. Special School More upgrades for Riverway Drive $13.4 million to construct site. Delivered in partnership $1.1 million in 2020-21 out FAR NORTH 11 The Queensland Government has committed $19 million QUEENSLAND IPSWICH BRISBANE Oasis Townsville funding a new building with with the Australian of a $3.6 million total spend $8.2 million in 2020-21 out of additional classrooms and Government. to carry out substation towards the $95 million duplication of Riverway Drive (stage GOLD 2), to be funded in partnership with the Australian Government LOGAN COAST a $10.3 million total spend for a new multi-purpose hall. transformer replacements construction and operation of the 25 Thuringowa State High to improve network ($76 million contribution). TOWNSVILLE Please note: Not all Government Oasis Townsville to provide a 17 Oonoonba State School School performance. expenditure for the region is shown. MACKA-WHITSUNDA Dollar amounts may include capital and The project will upgrade Riverway Drive between Allambie Lane one-stop for support services $500,000 over four years to $7 million over four operating expenditure, though may not CENTRAL 33 Charters Towers Central represent the entire funding allocated. and Dunlop Street. The Queensland Government has already OUTBACK QUEENSLAND to ex-Australian Defence Force years to construct a new QUEENSLAND deliver a covered cloister to delivered the $43.5 million Riverway Drive duplication project multi-purpose hall and to State School WIDE BA personnel and their families. the school hall and a cover for stage 1. refurbish the science lab. $300,000 in 2020-21 to To see more Palaszczuk DARLING SOUTH EAST Delivered in partnership with the for the second basketball Government initiatives DOWNS QUEENSLAND Australian Government. court. refurbish amenities. visit budget.qld.gov.au Stage 2 will include duplication of a further 1.6 kilometres and safety upgrade to another 1.5 kilometre section. DODO NOT NOT REMOVE REMOVE KEYLINE KEYLINE

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$250,000 in 2020-21 to $1.7 million in 2020-21 to Hub and Hydrogen $566,000 to upgrade Upper Ross Road), stage 2 $3 million to fast track pre-construction activities for the 10,000 Community wellbeing CREATINGrelocate administration. JOBS ON THEinstall a ramp to administration and Renewable Energy the Townsville Basketball $500,000 in 2020-21 megalitre weir. Subject to a successful business case and the and to replace the existing Training Facility Inc. facilities at the Murray out of a $95 million total Utilities finalisation of regulatory approvals, the Queensland Government 2 Palm Island Aboriginal 0 has committed up to $27 million towards construction. The amenities block. $14.2 million for a new Sporting Complex. spend to duplicate Riverway " Council Advanced Manufacturing Drive to four lanes between Health Australian Government has committed up to $30 million for 9 Port of Townsville initiatives 19 Townsville Connection construction on a 50:50 basis. Construction of the weir will $14,384 in 2020-21 out Skills Lab and for a new Allambie Lane and Dunlop of a $351,000 total spend Commitment to progress Port Hydrogen and Renewable Road (Idalia), University Street in Townsville. •G Education support about 172 full-time equivalent positions at its peak. to construct an amenities of Townsville projects Energy Training Facility at Road to Bowen Road Bridge Delivered in partnership with block to support female in 2020-21, such as Bohle TAFE. $20,000 in 2020-21 out of a the Australian Government. e Transport and roads participation in netball on $52.2 million for the Channel $46.4 million total spend for Justice and safety Palm Island. Capacity Upgrade (delivered in 13 Estates Football Club safety improvements on the 27 Bruce Highway (Ayr - Townsville), Haughton partnership with the Australian $400,000 for new change Townsville Connection Road Government services 3 Bwgcolman Community Government), $14.2 million for rooms and fi eld lighting at between University Road to River Floodplain, •~ • School wharf upgrades and Estates Football Club. Bowen Road Bridge. construct bridges and Recreation and culture $3.5 million in 2020-21 $14.1 million for Berth 4 approaches ~ 14 Pimlico State High School 20 Bruce Highway (Townsville for a new administration and road upgrades. $93.9 million in 2020-21 building and to refurbish $13.1 million for to Ingham), Townsville Ring out of a $514.3 million total Statewide/region-wide Road (stage 5) learning spaces. upgrades, including a new spend to construct bridges, Relates to election performing arts centre, $20 million in 2020-21 approaches, and upgrade •0 commitment 4 Magnetic Island National security fence and out of a $230 million total intersections on the Bruce Park - Forts Junction Hub enhanced aquaponics spend to duplicate a section Highway at Giru Horseshoe upgrade 1 infrastructure. of the Townsville Ring Road Lagoon to Palm Creek. 34 Burdekin Falls Dam $1.9 million in 2020-21 out Ingham to four lanes. Delivered Delivered in partnership with improvement and raising of a $2.4 million total spend in partnership with the the Australian Government. to upgrade Forts Walk, Greenvale 2 3 4 5 6 Australian Government. • project carpark, and visitor facilities. 28 Ayr State High School $11.6 million in 2020-21 Big Rocks Weir on the Burdekin River 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 21 Townsville Cycling $5.8 million over four years out of a $29.6 million total 5 Magnetic Island Roads 7 15 16 17 18 19 20 28 29 Velodrome I for a multi-purpose hall. spend to continue planning $3 million in 21 22 23 24 25 26 $250,000 towards works for enhancements to 2020-21 out of a Townsville 29 Ayr Rugby Park - facility meet future extreme weather 27 establishing Townsville $7 million total spend to Ayr Cycling as a Union Cycliste upgrade events and investigating the 30 upgrade Magnetic Island 31 Internationale (UCI) legal •0 $1 million to Burdekin potential of raising the dam. roads between Alma Bay velodrome. Rugby League for a new 35 Haughton Pipeline and Horseshoe Bay and clubhouse at Ayr Rugby Park 22 William Ross State High Stage 2 explore options to overhaul including dressing rooms, the drainage systems. 32 33 School I $7.5 million in 2020-21 Charters offi ce, referee room, fi rst aid Towers $1.2 million to upgrade the room, toilets and amenities out of a $195 million total 6 Magnetic Island National oval and irrigation system, for people with a disability. spend to construct a water Park walking tracks provide an improved learning pipeline from the Burdekin upgrade space, as well as planning for 30 Indigenous Land and Sea River near the Tom Fenwick 34 $500,000 in 2020-21 to a new school hall. Ranger program Pump Station, connecting upgrade walking tracks on • $600,000 in 2020-21 to with earlier stages of the 23 Emergency services Magnetic Island National protect environmental and Haughton Pipeline. Park. headquarters at Kirwan - Indigenous cultural heritage 36 Inland Freight Route, feasibility study values in Home Hill. 7 Townsville Regional Charters Towers to $500,000 in 2020-21 for a Industrial Estate 31 Big Rocks Weir Mungindi, Future feasibility study to investigate $200,000 in 2020-21 the suitability of the 1300 $3 million in 2020-21 to Priorities funding out of a $8.1 million total Llanarth SMILES stadium site at Kirwan I progress environmental and commitment spend for the development for a multi-agency, emergency other regulatory approvals, $200 million towards an of future industrial land at 10 DriveIT NQ inland highway by upgrading services headquarters. geotechnical assessments Bohle Plains in Townsville to $10 million in and detailed weir design existing roads and bridges 24 support jobs generation and 2020-21 to support 15 Kirwan new police facility Townsville University to supply additional water from the NSW border to Hospital economic development. construction of the $30 million committed for a to support the growth of Charters Towers via Roma. DriveIT NQ Driver Education new police facility at Kirwan. $16.7 million in 2020-21 out agriculture and jobs in the and Motorsport Precinct at of a $62.1 million total spend region. Lansdown Industrial Estate, 16 Townsville Community for construction projects SUNSHINE to improve facilities at the 32 Charters Towers COAST AND subject to economic viability and Learning Centre - A State MORETON Townsville University Hospital substation upgrade BA conditions. Special School More upgrades for Riverway Drive $13.4 million to construct site. Delivered in partnership • $1.1 million in 2020-21 out FAR NORTH 11 The Queensland Government has committed $19 million QUEENSLAND IPSWICH BRISBANE Oasis Townsville funding a new building with with the Australian of a $3.6 million total spend $8.2 million in 2020-21 out of additional classrooms and Government. to carry out substation towards the $95 million duplication of Riverway Drive (stage GOLD 2), to be funded in partnership with the Australian Government LOGAN COAST a $10.3 million total spend for a new multi-purpose hall. transformer replacements construction and operation of the 25 Thuringowa State High to improve network ($76 million contribution). TOWNSVILLE Please note: Not all Government Oasis Townsville to provide a 17 Oonoonba State School School performance. expenditure for the region is shown. MACKA-WHITSUNDA Dollar amounts may include capital and The project will upgrade Riverway Drive between Allambie Lane one-stop for support services $500,000 over four years to $7 million over four operating expenditure, though may not CENTRAL 33 Charters Towers Central represent the entire funding allocated. and Dunlop Street. The Queensland Government has already OUTBACK QUEENSLAND to ex-Australian Defence Force years to construct a new QUEENSLAND deliver a covered cloister to delivered the $43.5 million Riverway Drive duplication project multi-purpose hall and to State School WIDE BA personnel and their families. the school hall and a cover for stage 1. refurbish the science lab. $300,000 in 2020-21 to To see more Palaszczuk DARLING Delivered in partnership with the for the second basketball I Government initiatives SOUTH EAST DOWNS QUEENSLAND Australian Government. court. refurbish amenities. visit budget.qld.gov.au Stage 2 will include duplication of a further 1.6 kilometres and safety upgrade to another 1.5 kilometre section. DO NOT REMOVE KEYLINE

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CREATING JOBS FOR QUEENSLAND reverse CREATING JOBS of above FORQUEENSLAND QUEENSLAND BUDGET 2020-21 BUDGET 2020–21 STATEWIDE AT A GLANCE HIGHLIGHTS CREATING Jobs supported by infrastructure This Budget is focused on creating JOBS FOR investment in 2020–21 46,000 jobs and getting our economy moving QUEENSLAND Total infrastructure program over four years $56B sooner. Initiatives include: Percentage of capital spend • Driving the largest • Growing our regions and outside Greater Brisbane 58% infrastructure program in over supporting key industries such a decade - $14.8 billion in as tourism, agriculture and REGIONAL ACTION PLAN Total spend on road and transport 2020–21, directly supporting mining. An additional For RAPSs infrastructure in 2020–21 $6.3B 46,000 jobs. Around 58% $200 million will be provided of the capital program and to the Works for Queensland COVID-19 economic stimulus 28,700 of the jobs supported program to support local CREATING JOBS FOR THE measures to date $7B will be outside the Greater governments outside South Brisbane area. East Queensland. Education and TOWNSVILLECREATING JOBS ON THE training in 2020–21 $17.5B Enhancing frontline services. Providing more Queenslanders • The Budget will support • with access to the skills and The Queensland Budget will directly support job creation in the Townsville region with Health in 2020–21 funding for additional training they need for rewarding significant expenditure including: $21.8B frontline health staff including careers. $100 million has been 5,800 nurses, 1,500 doctors provided over three years to Concessions and lowering the CREATINGInfrastructure JOBS FORHealth THE Education cost of living and 1,700 allied health upgrade TAFE campuses. $6.3B professionals through to Building trains in Queensland 2024. • Providing concessions and CREATING JOBS ON THE over 10 years easing the cost of living, with $1B Backing small businesses an estimated $6.3 billion in • to support jobs and 2020–21 in targeted discounts, $739M $1.1B $42.3M Social housing improvements for productivity-enhancing infrastructure and for Townsville Hospital and Health Service. to maintain, improve and upgrade schools in 2020–21 communities. More than fee waivers, rebates, and capital works, estimated to support around in Townsville. $526.2M $7 billion in COVID-19 subsidies. 2,600 jobs in this region in 2020-21. stimulus measures have been Protecting the environment. provided so far, including • The Townsville region will also benefit from: Tax Relief Package reducing business costs The Great Barrier Reef will The Government provided significant tax relief to support through payroll tax relief and benefi t from an additional $40 Social housing Cowboys Training Facility Equipping TAFE for our Future Queensland businesses, landlords, tenants, pubs and other tax relief measures, million worth of support. This clubs, including: and accelerating projects includes $10 million for a Reef to unlock development and Assist Program and $6 million Payroll tax refunds, waivers and deferrals for eligible increase economic activity. over four years for the GBR businesses, targeted at small to medium businesses Island Arks project to deliver Increasing investment in ecotourism in the region. $63.3M $40M $100M A payroll tax exemption for wages subsidised by the • in 2020-21 to expand and improve social $5 million State contribution towards the for new and improved TAFE facilities across manufacturing including housing, including $9 million Works for $40 million Cowboys Training Facility to provide Queensland including $14.2 million for a new JobKeeper payment Delivering lower debt than New $1 billion to make trains • Tradies Initiative contributing to Queensland’s a community, training and high-performance Advanced Manufacturing Skills Lab and Hydrogen Land tax rebates, waivers and deferrals for eligible again in Queensland. South Wales and Victoria. economic recovery. centre for the North Queensland Cowboys. and Renewable Energy Centre at Bohle TAFE. taxpayers. An estimated 300 businesses in Townsville will also benefit in 2020-21 from the higher payroll Delivering for the Townsville region tax threshold. Back to Work Jobs and Regional Skilling Queenslanders Works for Queensland $34.3 million of payments Growth Fund for Work $102.2 million provided to regional have been paid to 1,405 councils to undertake 237 job- Three agreements have been entered into $25.3 million allocated to provide employers to employ creating maintenance and minor which are estimated to generate $1.5 training to 3,582 people, including 3,379 eligible unemployed infrastructure projects in Townsville. billion in capital expenditure and support 1,963 people who have now been jobseekers. employment of 289 people. employed. (February 2017 to November 2020) 2020–21 Revenue 2020–21 Expenses Queensland’s Labour (July 2016 to November 2020) Market Forecasts (February 2017 to November 2020) (July 2015 to October 2020) Environmental . protection, Dividends and tax recreation and Employment (lhs, quarterly) culture equivalents .% Other revenue .% Transport .% .% . Unemployment rate (rhs, quarterly) Restoring frontline services for Townsville Interest income .% State taxation (March 2015 to September 2020) revenue .% Public order Sales of goods and safety Health .% . and services .% .% 213 extra 133 extra 103 extra 83 extra Economic services nurses, doctors, teachers, police officers, .% . Per cent (%) Per cent